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Medusafissurella chemnitzii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » order Lepetellida » family Fissurellidae - Keyhole Limpets » genus Medusafissurella
ID: 1253587
pID: 742951
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2018-08-13 10:25:52 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-25 00:18:15
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[[t:1253587;<em>Medusafissurella chemnitzii</em>]] (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1253587/"><em>Medusafissurella chemnitzii</em></a>
pID: 742951
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2018-08-13 10:25:52 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-25 00:18:15
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1253587/
Text function: [[t:1253587;<em>Medusafissurella chemnitzii</em>]]
[[t:1253587;<em>Medusafissurella chemnitzii</em>]] (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1253587/"><em>Medusafissurella chemnitzii</em></a>
Data source: World Wide Mollusc Species Data Base
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Author: Ardovini, R. & Cossignani, T.
Author: McLean, J.H. & Kilburn, R.
Author: McLean, J.H. & Kilburn, R.
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
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Created: 2018-08-13 10:38:57 - User Delsing Jan
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Shell outline oval, slightly narrowed anteriorly; anterior end markedly raised; posterior end slightly raised. All slopes straight to slightly concave. Sculpture of strong irregular, finely scabrous ribs; rib interspaces narrow. Foramen elongate oval. Posterior portion of foot projecting 'A shell length beyond shell, shell edge slightly enveloped by mantle folds. Propodial tentacles numerous, irregular. Maximum shell length 52 mm (East London Museum 11001). The description of the animal is based on four poorly preserved specimens from Baia de Santa Maria, Benguela Prov., Angola (MNHN uncat.), collected by S. Gofas, December, 1982
McLean, J.H. & Kilburn, R.N., 1986; Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species.
Interchangeable taxa
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 89417
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Medusafissurella chemnitzii differs from M. salebrosa and M. dubia in its larger size, more elongate foramen, less scabrous ribs, and in having red rather than brown or gray coloration.
McLean, J.H. & Kilburn, R.N., 1986; Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species.
Distribution
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 89416
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Created: 2018-08-13 10:39:33 - User Delsing Jan
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Created: 2018-08-13 10:39:33 - User Delsing Jan
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Southwestern Africa: Pointe Noire, Congo, to Kunene River Mouth, Angola/Namibia border. Rocky intertidal to 2 m.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Medusafissurella chemnitzii (Sowerby, 1835)]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013