Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Tectipleura > Superorder Eupulmonata > Order Ellobiida > Superfamily Ellobioidea > Family Trimusculidae > Genus Trimusculus

Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Patella Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

TrimusculusF. C. Schmidt, 1818accepted genus name
Clypeus Scacchi, 1833 junior homonym
Gadinia J. E. Gray, 1824 synonym

Literature

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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

additional source

The databases of Conchology, Inc., which contain today (August 1st 2009) 77 documented images of Trimusculidae.

additional source

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

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141705

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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