Medusafissurella dubia (Reeve, 1849)

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Medusafissurella dubia (Reeve, 1849)

Fissurella dubia Reeve, 1849 in 1849–50: pl. 6, sp. 35. Paes da Franca, 1960b: 54. Type loc.: Port Natal [Durban]; holotype in NHM (NHMUK 198495), figured by McLean & Kilburn (1986: fig. 9).

Fissurella dubia —G.B. Sowerby (III), 1892: 48.

Fissurellidea genevievae Dautzenberg, 1929: 546 , pl. 1, figs 3–7. Type loc.: Madagascar, several localities listed; location of type material unknown (not in Dautzenberg collection at RBINS).

Amblychilepas dubia — Kilburn & Rippey, 1982: 35, pl. 6, fig. 2.

Medusafissurella dubia — McLean & Kilburn, 1986: 3, figs 1, 8–10, 15 (further references). Bosch et al., 1995: 31, fig. 19. Steyn & Lussi, 1998: 12, fig. 20.

Distribution. Western Indian Ocean, from Oman ( Bosch et al. 1995) south to KwaZulu-Natal (Port Edward); living shallow subtidal and near-shore reefs.