Macroschisma rubrum

Macroschisma rubrum
Shell of Macroschisma rubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Fissurellinae
Genus:	Macroschisma
Species:	M. rubrum
Binomial name
Macroschisma rubrum Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
Synonyms
Macroschisma rubra [sic] (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)

Macroschisma rubrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Fissurellidae.

Distribution

The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 21 mm.

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Taxonomy

The species was originally referred to as Macroschisma rubra, but this was an incorrect gender agreement. The accepted name is now Macroschisma rubrum, with rubra treated as an incorrect subsequent spelling.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, including Mactan and Bohol.

References

Further reading

• Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15-59. page(s): 17, pl. 1 figs 1-2.
• Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131

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