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Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) 
AphiaID: 141705

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Pulmonata (Infraclass) > [unassigned] Pulmonata (Order) > Trimusculoidea (Superfamily) > Trimusculidae (Family) > Trimusculus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Trimusculus F. C. Schmidt, 1818
Synonymised
taxa		  Gadinia afra (Gmelin, 1791)
 Patella afra Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Poppe G. & Groh K. (2009) A new species of Trimusculus (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Trimusculidae) from the Central Philippines. Visaya 2(5): 91-93. [September 2009] [details]

additional source: The databases of Conchology, Inc., which contain today (August 1st 2009) 77 documented images of Trimusculidae. [details]

from synonym: Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Distribution Angola (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
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Image 
Trimusculus afer
Trimusculus afer
added on 2012-09-26 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141705
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141705 on 2013-05-24
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