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Gastropoda Name Fissurellidae 

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Sowerby, 1862)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Forolepas tasmaniae auct.
   Fissurella tasmaniae Sowerby, 1862
   Macroshisma tasmaniae Tenison-Woods, 1876
   Macroschisma weldii Tenison-Woods, 1877
   Macroschisma weldii var. rosearadiata Tenison-Woods, 1877

Common Name

Posterior Keyhole Limpet p.53 [as Forolepas tasmaniae]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Tasmanian Slot Limpet p.76 [as Foralepas tasmaniae]      Cotton, B. C. 1959.  

Distribution

NSW to SA

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.76, fig. 36 General reference
 Iredale, T. 1924. p.219-220 [ as Foralepas tasmaniae ]  Nomenclature
 Iredale, T. 1940b. p.431 New combination
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.31 General reference
 May, W. L. 1921. p.36, no. 289 Synonomy
 Tate, R. & May, W. L. 1901. p.408 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Fissurelloidea
                    Fissurellidae Fleming, 1922
                      Fissurellinae
                        Macroschisma Sowerby, 1839
                          Macroschisma tasmaniae (Sowerby, 1862)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59573) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-12-06. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-12-06.