Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Pulmonata > Order [unassigned] Pulmonata > Superfamily Trimusculoidea > Family Trimusculidae > Genus Trimusculus

Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Trimusculus*	F. C. Schmidt, 1818	accepted genus name
*Gadinia*	Gray, 1824	synonym

Species group names

*Patella afra*	Gmelin, 1791	basionym
*Patella afra*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym

Literature

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

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141705