WoRMS taxon details
Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791)
141705 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141705)
accepted
Species
Gadinia afra (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Patella afra Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Patella afra Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3715 [details]
page(s): 3715 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141705 on 2026-02-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella afra Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3715 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 3715 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Poppe, G. T.; Groh, K. (2009). A new species of <i>Trimusculus</i> (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Trimusculidae) from the Central Philippines. <em>Visaya.</em> 2 (5): 91-93. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source The databases of Conchology, Inc., which contain today (August 1st 2009) 77 documented images of Trimusculidae. [details]
[request]additional source The databases of Conchology, Inc., which contain today (August 1st 2009) 77 documented images of Trimusculidae. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Gadinia afra (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) Morocco, Casablanca)
To Malacopics (Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Patella afra Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) Morocco, Casablanca)
To Malacopics (Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Patella afra Gmelin, 1791)
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