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Limopsis Sasso, 1827

Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs)
Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs)

138132  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138132)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Arcida (Order)
  8. Limopsoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Limopsidae (Family)
  10. Limopsis (Genus)
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Genus
Limopsis (Felicia) Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Glycilima) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Limopsis) Sasso, 1827 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Loringella) Iredale, 1929 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Oliveropsis) M. Huber, 2010 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Pectunculina) A. d'Orbigny, 1844 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Phrynelima) Iredale, 1929 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Senectidens) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation
Limopsis (Versipella) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation
Pectunculina A. d'Orbigny, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pectunculus (Cnisma) Mayer, 1868 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Senectidens Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trigonocaelia [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trigonocelia [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)  
incorrect subsequent spelling of Trigonocoelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835
Trigonocoelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Versipella Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Limopsis adamsiana Yokoyama, 1920 †
  2. Species Limopsis agulhasensis Thiele, 1931
  3. Species Limopsis akutanica Dall, 1916
  4. Species Limopsis angusta Jeffreys, 1879
  5. Species Limopsis anomala (Eichwald, 1830) †
  6. Species Limopsis antarctica Wilckens, 1910 †
  7. Species Limopsis antarctominuta Stilwell, 2000 †
  8. Species Limopsis aoteana (Vella, 1954) †
  9. Species Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
  10. Species Limopsis bassi E. A. Smith, 1885
  11. Species Limopsis beaumariensis Chapman, 1911 †
  12. Species Limopsis belcheri (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  13. Species Limopsis brazieri Angas, 1871
  14. Species Limopsis butonensis Beets, 1942 †
  15. Species Limopsis campa R. S. Allan, 1926 †
  16. Species Limopsis catenata Suter, 1917 †
  17. Species Limopsis chapmani Singleton, 1932 †
  18. Species Limopsis chitaniana Yokoyama, 1926 †
  19. Species Limopsis cooki Marwick, 1931 †
  20. Species Limopsis crassula Habe, 1953
  21. Species Limopsis dalli E. Lamy, 1912
  22. Species Limopsis dannevigi (Iredale, 1931)
  23. Species Limopsis davidis Hedley, 1899
  24. Species Limopsis davinae Esteves, 1984
  25. Species Limopsis dolomitica R. Casey, 1961 †
  26. Species Limopsis elachista Sturany, 1899
  27. Species Limopsis enderbyensis A. W. B. Powell, 1958
  28. Species Limopsis eucosmus Verco, 1907
  29. Species Limopsis fenestrata (K. Martin, 1885) †
  30. Species Limopsis forskalii A. Adams, 1863
  31. Species Limopsis forteradiata Cotton, 1930
  32. Species Limopsis gisbornensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978 †
  33. Species Limopsis granulata (Lamarck, 1805) †
  34. Species Limopsis hirtella Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
  35. Species Limopsis hokkaidoensis Amano & Lutaenko, 2004 †
  36. Species Limopsis indica E. A. Smith, 1894
  37. Species Limopsis insolita (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †
  38. Species Limopsis invalida Marwick, 1928 †
  39. Species Limopsis janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915
  40. Species Limopsis japonica A. Adams, 1863
  41. Species Limopsis jousseaumi (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
  42. Species Limopsis knudseni Dell, 1990
  43. Species Limopsis kurilensis Scarlato, 1981
  44. Species Limopsis lamyi Koperberg, 1931 †
  45. Species Limopsis lawsi L. C. King, 1933 †
  46. Species Limopsis lilliei E. A. Smith, 1915
  47. Species Limopsis loringi Angas, 1873
  48. Species Limopsis maccoyi Chapman, 1911 †
  49. Species Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
  50. Species Limopsis marwicki A. W. B. Powell, 1938 †
  51. Species Limopsis microdon (Cossmann, 1905) †
  52. Species Limopsis minima (J. de C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  53. Species Limopsis morningtonensis Pritchard, 1901 †
  54. Species Limopsis multiradiata Tate, 1886 †
  55. Species Limopsis nuculata (Lamarck, 1805) †
  56. Species Limopsis obliqua A. Adams, 1863
  57. Species Limopsis occidentalis Cotton, 1930
  58. Species Limopsis oliveri Amano & Lutaenko, 2004
  59. Species Limopsis onchodes Dall, 1927
  60. Species Limopsis ovata (K. Martin, 1885) †
  61. Species Limopsis paradoxa (Iredale, 1931)
  62. Species Limopsis parma Marwick, 1929 †
  63. Species Limopsis parva Harder, 1913 †
  64. Species Limopsis parvicostata (P. A. Maxwell, 1992) †
  65. Species Limopsis paucidentata Dall, 1886
  66. Species Limopsis penelevis Verco, 1907
  67. Species Limopsis perobliqua (K. Martin, 1885) †
  68. Species Limopsis peteri Beu, 1969 †
  69. Species Limopsis proceritas (Crozier, 1966)
  70. Species Limopsis producta Finlay & McDowall, 1923 †
  71. Species Limopsis propeinvalida Laws, 1939 †
  72. Species Limopsis psimolis Anelli, Rocha-Campus, dos Santos, Perinotto & Quaglio, 2006 †
  73. Species Limopsis quenstedti Karapunar, Werner, Fürsich & Nützel, 2020 †
  74. Species Limopsis radialis Dall, 1927
  75. Species Limopsis rupestris Darragh, 1994 †
  76. Species Limopsis sansibarica Thiele, 1931
  77. Species Limopsis satoi Amano & Lutaenko, 2004 †
  78. Species Limopsis scalaris (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  79. Species Limopsis scotiana Dell, 1964
  80. Species Limopsis siberutensis Thiele, 1931
  81. Species Limopsis soboles (Iredale, 1931)
  82. Species Limopsis subgranulata A. d'Orbigny, 1850 †
  83. Species Limopsis subscalaris A. d'Orbigny, 1852 †
  84. Species Limopsis sulcata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
  85. Species Limopsis surinamensis P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980
  86. Species Limopsis tajimae G. B. Sowerby III, 1914
  87. Species Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
  88. Species Limopsis tenisoni Tenison Woods, 1878
  89. Species Limopsis tenuis G. Seguenza, 1876
  90. Species Limopsis thebaica P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
  91. Species Limopsis turnbulli Beu, 2006 †
  92. Species Limopsis uwadokoi Oyama, 1951
  93. Species Limopsis venusta (K. Martin, 1885) †
  94. Species Limopsis vixornata Verco, 1907
  95. Species Limopsis waihaoensis R. S. Allan, 1926 †
  96. Species Limopsis waikikia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  97. Species Limopsis waisiuensis Beets, 1942 †
  98. Species Limopsis werrikooensis Singleton, 1941 †
  99. Species Limopsis zealandica F. W. Hutton, 1873 †
  100. Species Limopsis zitteli Ihering, 1907 †
  101. Species Limopsis zonalis Dall, 1908
  102. Subgenus Limopsis (Aspalima) Iredale, 1929 accepted as Aspalima Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) affinis A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Aspalima affinis (A. E. Verrill, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) chattica Schnetler, 1990 † accepted as Aspalima chattica (Schnetler, 1990) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) crenata A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Aspalima crenata (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) cristata Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Aspalima cristata (Jeffreys, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) decussata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) † accepted as Aspalima decussata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Aspalima erecta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) friedbergi Glibert & van de Poel, 1965 accepted as Aspalima friedbergi (Glibert & van de Poel, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) galatheae Knudsen, 1970 accepted as Aspalima galatheae (Knudsen, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) idonea (Iredale, 1929) accepted as Aspalima idonea Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) intermedia P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima intermedia (P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) lamellata (Lehmann, 1885) † accepted as Aspalima lamellata (Lehmann, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    12. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) lanceolata P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima lanceolata (P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    13. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) lata E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Aspalima lata (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    14. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) longipilosa Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Aspalima longipilosa (Pelseneer, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) mabilliana Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima mabilliana (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    16. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) panamensis Dall, 1902 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    17. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) perieri P. Fischer, 1870 accepted as Aspalima perieri (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    18. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) pyrenoides P. G. Oliver & Cosel, 1995 accepted as Aspalima pyrenoides (P. G. Oliver & Cosel, 1995) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    19. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) scabra Thiele, 1912 accepted as Aspalima scabra (Thiele, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    20. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) solator (Iredale, 1931) accepted as Limopsis (Aspalima) erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Aspalima erecta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (superseded combination)
    21. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) tasmani Dell, 1956 accepted as Aspalima tasmani (Dell, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    22. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) spicata P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 represented as Limopsis spicata P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima spicata (Oliver & Allen, 1980)
  103. Subgenus Limopsis (Cosmetopsis) Rovereto, 1898 † accepted as Cosmetopsis Rovereto, 1898 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  104. Subgenus Limopsis (Empleconia) Dall, 1908 accepted as Empleconia Dall, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Limopsis (Empleconia) cumingi A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Empleconia cumingi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Empleconia) vaginata Dall, 1891 accepted as Empleconia vaginata (Dall, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Empleconia) vaginatus Dall, 1891 accepted as Empleconia vaginata (Dall, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Subgenus Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) T. Habe, 1951 accepted as Nipponolimopsis T. Habe, 1951 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) azumana Yokoyama, 1910 accepted as Nipponolimopsis azumana (Yokoyama, 1910) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nipponolimopsis dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) littoralis (Sasaki & Haga, 2007) accepted as Nipponolimopsis littoralis Sasaki & Haga, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) nipponica Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Nipponolimopsis nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Subgenus Limopsis (Oblimopa) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Oblimopa Iredale, 1939 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) compressa G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 accepted as Oblimopa compressa (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Oblimopa costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) excancellata Sacco, 1898 accepted as Oblimopa excancellata (Sacco, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) forteradiata Cotton, 1930 accepted as Limopsis forteradiata Cotton, 1930 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) goldfussii (Nyst, 1845) † accepted as Oblimopa goldfussii (Nyst, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Oblimopa macgillivrayi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) tenuiradiata Cotton, 1931 accepted as Oblimopa tenuiradiata (Cotton, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) torresi E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Oblimopa torresi (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) vonderhochti Schnetler, 1990 † accepted as Oblimopa vonderhochti (Schnetler, 1990) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) forskalii A. Adams, 1863 represented as Limopsis forskalii A. Adams, 1863
    12. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) japonica (A. Adams, 1863) represented as Limopsis japonica A. Adams, 1863
    13. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) woodwardi A. Adams, 1863 represented as Limopsis woodwardi A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Oblimopa woodwardi (A. Adams, 1863)
  107. Subgenus Limopsis (Paracratis) M. Huber, 2010 accepted as Paracratis M. Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) abyssicola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Paracratis abyssicola (A. Adams, 1863)
    2. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) magdeburgensis (R. Janssen, 2015) † accepted as Paracratis magdeburgensis R. Janssen, 2015 †
    3. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) marerubra P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000 accepted as Paracratis marerubra (P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000)
    4. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † accepted as Paracratis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †
    5. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) muelleri (R. Janssen, 2015) † accepted as Paracratis muelleri R. Janssen, 2015 †
    6. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) natalis (Barnard, 1964) accepted as Paracratis natalis (Barnard, 1964)
  108. Species Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Paracratis abyssicola (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Limopsis affinis A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Aspalima affinis (A. E. Verrill, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Limopsis albrechtvalki Marquet, Lenaerts & Laporte, 2012 † accepted as Limopsis (Pectunculina) subscalaris (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † represented as Limopsis subscalaris A. d'Orbigny, 1852 †
  111. Species Limopsis altera Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Limarca altera (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  112. Species Limopsis anceps Thiele, 1931 accepted as Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Paracratis abyssicola (A. Adams, 1863)
  113. Species Limopsis antillensis Dall, 1881 accepted as Cratis antillensis (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Limopsis areolata Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Empleconia cumingi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  115. Species Limopsis auritoides Yokoyama, 1920 † accepted as Limopsis japonica A. Adams, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  116. Species Limopsis azumana Yokoyama, 1910 accepted as Nipponolimopsis azumana (Yokoyama, 1910) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  117. Species Limopsis borealis Jeffreys, 1869 accepted as Paracratis borealis (Jeffreys, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Limopsis cancellata Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Limopsis tenisoni Tenison Woods, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  119. Species Limopsis chattica Schnetler, 1990 † accepted as Aspalima chattica (Schnetler, 1990) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  120. Species Limopsis chonioides Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Limarca chonioides (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  121. Species Limopsis chuni Thiele, 1931 accepted as Limopsis belcheri (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  122. Species Limopsis compressa Dall, 1896 accepted as Limopsis dalli E. Lamy, 1912 (invalid: junior homonym of Limopsis compressa G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874; L. dalli is a replacement name)
  123. Species Limopsis compressa G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 accepted as Oblimopa compressa (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  124. Species Limopsis cossmanni L. Morellet & J. Morellet, 1945 † accepted as Limarca cossmanni (Morellet & Morellet, 1945) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, unreplaced junior homonym of Limopsis cossmanni Dall, 1898)
  125. Species Limopsis cossmanni Dall, 1898 † accepted as Nanohalus cossmanni (Dall, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Limopsis costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Oblimopa costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Species Limopsis crenata A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Aspalima crenata (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  128. Species Limopsis cristata Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Aspalima cristata (Jeffreys, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Species Limopsis cumingi A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Empleconia cumingi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Limopsis dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932 accepted as Nipponolimopsis dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Limopsis decussata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) † accepted as Aspalima decussata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Limopsis decussata (A. Adams, 1862) accepted as Nipponolimopsis nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922) (secondary junior homonym of Limopsis decussata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839)
  133. Species Limopsis densestriata Thiele, 1931 accepted as Oblimopa woodwardi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  134. Species Limopsis diazi Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  135. Species Limopsis diegensis Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  136. Species Limopsis dumasi Cossmann & Peyrot, 1923 † accepted as Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
  137. Species Limopsis erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Aspalima erecta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  138. Species Limopsis erectus Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Limopsis erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Aspalima erecta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (incorrect gender of species epithet)
  139. Species Limopsis excancellata Sacco, 1898 accepted as Oblimopa excancellata (Sacco, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  140. Species Limopsis friedbergi Glibert & van de Poel, 1965 accepted as Aspalima friedbergi (Glibert & van de Poel, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  141. Species Limopsis galatheae Knudsen, 1970 accepted as Aspalima galatheae (Knudsen, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  142. Species Limopsis goldfussii (Nyst, 1845) † accepted as Oblimopa goldfussii (Nyst, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  143. Species Limopsis grandis E. A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885 (junior synonym)
  144. Species Limopsis guineensis Thiele, 1931 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
  145. Species Limopsis hampdenensis P. Marshall, 1919 † accepted as Lissarca hampdenensis (P. Marshall, 1919) † (superseded combination)
  146. Species Limopsis hardingii Melvill & Standen, 1914 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  147. Species Limopsis hilgendorfi Thiele, 1931 accepted as Nipponolimopsis nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922)
  148. Species Limopsis idonea (Iredale, 1929) accepted as Aspalima idonea Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Limopsis inaequilateralis A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Trinacria inaequilateralis (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  150. Species Limopsis iniquidens F. Sandberger, 1861 † accepted as Cosmetopsis retifera iniquidens (F. Sandberger, 1861) † (original combination)
  151. Species Limopsis intermedia P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima intermedia (P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  152. Species Limopsis jousseaumei [sic] accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885 (misspelling of jousseaumi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
  153. Species Limopsis juarezi Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  154. Species Limopsis kinoshitai Kuroda, 1930 accepted as Nipponolimopsis nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922)
  155. Species Limopsis laeviuscula Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
  156. Species Limopsis lamellata Lehmann, 1885 † accepted as Aspalima lamellata (Lehmann, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  157. Species Limopsis lanceolata P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima lanceolata (P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  158. Species Limopsis lata E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Aspalima lata (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  159. Species Limopsis littoralis (Sasaki & Haga, 2007) accepted as Nipponolimopsis littoralis Sasaki & Haga, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  160. Species Limopsis longipilosa Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Aspalima longipilosa (Pelseneer, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  161. Species Limopsis mabilliana Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima mabilliana (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  162. Species Limopsis macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Oblimopa macgillivrayi (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  163. Species Limopsis magdeburgensis (R. Janssen, 2015) † accepted as Paracratis magdeburgensis R. Janssen, 2015 †
  164. Species Limopsis marerubra P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000 accepted as Paracratis marerubra (P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  165. Species Limopsis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † accepted as Paracratis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  166. Species Limopsis morgani Suter, 1917 † accepted as Dosina morgani (Suter, 1917) † (superseded combination)
  167. Species Limopsis muelleri (R. Janssen, 2015) † accepted as Paracratis muelleri R. Janssen, 2015 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  168. Species Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  169. Species Limopsis natalis Barnard, 1964 accepted as Paracratis natalis (Barnard, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  170. Species Limopsis nipponica Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Nipponolimopsis nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  171. Species Limopsis oblonga A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Aspalima crenata (A. Adams, 1863)
  172. Species Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  173. Species Limopsis pelagica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
  174. Species Limopsis pellucida Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Crenella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1859)
  175. Species Limopsis pentodon Aguayo & Borro, 1946 accepted as Cratis pentodon (Aguayo & Borro, 1946)
  176. Species Limopsis perieri P. Fischer, 1870 accepted as Aspalima perieri (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  177. Species Limopsis perobliqua Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Limarca perobliqua (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  178. Species Limopsis philippii A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  179. Species Limopsis plana A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
  180. Species Limopsis profundicola A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  181. Species Limopsis pumilio E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Limopsilla pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)
  182. Species Limopsis pyrenoides P. G. Oliver & Cosel, 1995 accepted as Aspalima pyrenoides (P. G. Oliver & Cosel, 1995) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  183. Species Limopsis quantilla W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Limopsilla pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  184. Species Limopsis retifera O. Semper, 1861 † accepted as Cosmetopsis retifera (O. Semper, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  185. Species Limopsis retifera Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Limopsis gisbornensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978 † (Invalid: homonym of L. retifera Semper, 1861)
  186. Species Limopsis rubricata Tate, 1887 accepted as Lissarca rubricata (Tate, 1887)
  187. Species Limopsis ruizana Rehder, 1971 accepted as Limopsis jousseaumi (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
  188. Species Limopsis scabra Thiele, 1912 accepted as Aspalima scabra (Thiele, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  189. Species Limopsis sebastianoi Cecalupo, 1995 accepted as Limea clandestina (C. Salas, 1994)
  190. Species Limopsis skenia Dall, 1916 accepted as Empleconia vaginata (Dall, 1891)
  191. Species Limopsis solicola Finlay, 1930 accepted as Limopsis dalli E. Lamy, 1912
  192. Species Limopsis spicata P. G. Oliver & J. A. Allen, 1980 accepted as Aspalima spicata (Oliver & Allen, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  193. Species Limopsis stalioi Coen, 1931 accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775)
  194. Species Limopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1908 accepted as Aspalima panamensis (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  195. Species Limopsis straminea E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
  196. Species Limopsis tasmani (Dell, 1956) accepted as Aspalima tasmani (Dell, 1956) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  197. Species Limopsis tenuiradiata Cotton, 1931 accepted as Oblimopa tenuiradiata (Cotton, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  198. Species Limopsis torresi E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Oblimopa torresi (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Limopsis transversa Locard, 1898 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
  200. Species Limopsis tridens Speyer, 1864 † accepted as Cosmetopsis retifera iniquidens (F. Sandberger, 1861) †
  201. Species Limopsis truncata Yokoyama, 1910 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  202. Species Limopsis tumidula Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
  203. Species Limopsis undulata (K. Martin, 1885) † (unaccepted)
  204. Species Limopsis vaginata Dall, 1891 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  205. Species Limopsis vaginatus Dall, 1891 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  206. Species Limopsis vonderhochti Schnetler, 1990 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  207. Species Limopsis woodi (Mayer, 1868) † (unaccepted)
  208. Species Limopsis woodwardi A. Adams, 1863 sensu Dunker, 1882 (unaccepted, misapplication)
  209. Species Limopsis woodwardi A. Adams, 1863 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  210. Subgenus Limopsis (Felicia) Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 (alternative representation)
    1. Species Limopsis (Felicia) jousseaumi (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889) represented as Limopsis jousseaumi (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
  211. Subgenus Limopsis (Glycilima) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Glycilima) crassula Habe, 1953 represented as Limopsis crassula Habe, 1953
    2. Species Limopsis (Glycilima) penelevis Verco, 1907 represented as Limopsis penelevis Verco, 1907
  212. Subgenus Limopsis (Limopsis) Sasso, 1827 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Limopsis) atlantica Freneix, 1972 †
    2. Species Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita (Brocchi, 1814) † accepted as Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Limopsis) kurilensis Scarlato, 1981 represented as Limopsis kurilensis Scarlato, 1981
    4. Species Limopsis (Limopsis) uwadokoi Oyama, 1951 represented as Limopsis uwadokoi Oyama, 1951
  213. Subgenus Limopsis (Limopsista) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Limopsista) microps H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † accepted as Limopsista microps (H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Limopsista) antarctominuta Stilwell, 2000 † represented as Limopsis antarctominuta Stilwell, 2000 †
  214. Subgenus Limopsis (Loringella) Iredale, 1929 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
  215. Subgenus Limopsis (Oliveropsis) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
  216. Subgenus Limopsis (Pectunculina) A. d'Orbigny, 1844 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Oblimopa costulata (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) lamellata Lehmann, 1885 † accepted as Limopsis (Aspalima) lamellata (Lehmann, 1885) † accepted as Aspalima lamellata (Lehmann, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † accepted as Paracratis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) vonderhochti Schnetler, 1990 † accepted as Oblimopa vonderhochti (Schnetler, 1990) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala (Eichwald, 1830) † represented as Limopsis anomala (Eichwald, 1830) †
    6. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) davinae Esteves, 1984 represented as Limopsis davinae Esteves, 1984
    7. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) granulata (Lamarck, 1805) † represented as Limopsis granulata (Lamarck, 1805) †
    8. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) scalaris (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) † represented as Limopsis scalaris (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) †
    9. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) subscalaris (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † represented as Limopsis subscalaris A. d'Orbigny, 1852 †
    10. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) delicatula Kauffman, 1976 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    11. Species Limopsis (Pectunculina) undulorugosa Kauffman, 1976 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  217. Subgenus Limopsis (Phrynelima) Iredale, 1929 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Phrynelima) brazieri Angas, 1871 represented as Limopsis brazieri Angas, 1871
    2. Species Limopsis (Phrynelima) oliveri Amano & Lutaenko, 2004 represented as Limopsis oliveri Amano & Lutaenko, 2004
  218. Subgenus Limopsis (Senectidens) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Senectidens) dannevigi (Iredale, 1931) accepted as Limopsis tenisoni Tenison Woods, 1878 (junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Limopsis (Senectidens) bassi E. A. Smith, 1885 represented as Limopsis bassi E. A. Smith, 1885
    3. Species Limopsis (Senectidens) eucosmus Verco, 1907 represented as Limopsis eucosmus Verco, 1907
  219. Subgenus Limopsis (Versipella) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827
    1. Species Limopsis (Versipella) soboles Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis soboles (Iredale, 1931)
    2. Species Limopsis (Versipella) tenisoni Tenison Woods, 1878 represented as Limopsis tenisoni Tenison Woods, 1878
  220. Species Limopsis aequalis Dufour, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  221. Species Limopsis affinitalis Chapman & Crespin, 1928 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  222. Species Limopsis araucana R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  223. Species Limopsis cancellata E. von Martens, 1881 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid; not Tenison Woods, 1877)
  224. Species Limopsis capsula Cossmann, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  225. Species Limopsis concinna H. Adams, 1870 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  226. Species Limopsis douvillei de Loriol, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  227. Species Limopsis ovalis Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  228. Species Limopsis subalter Dufour, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  229. Species Limopsis subangularis Guppy, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  230. Species Limopsis tokaiensis Yokoyama, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
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Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. <i>Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti</i>, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 476 [details] 
Taxonomy  Huber (2015: 370) wrote "The application of genera [among Limopsidae] is therefore unsubstantiated and premature... for...  
Taxonomy  Huber (2015: 370) wrote "The application of genera [among Limopsidae] is therefore unsubstantiated and premature... for the time being the subgeneric a approach is upheld, representing the best solution currently available", and this is followed herein, notwithstanding the contrary view of Janssen (2015) who treated all the currently accepted subgenera as full genera (and was followed in WoRMS at one time). Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012: 208) also concur in that " [Limopsis] has been split into several groups (...) but these characters are mutable and numerous intergrades occur."

Species can here be viewed distributed under subgenera (following Huber, 2010) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2025-07-13
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original description Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. <i>Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti</i>, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 476 [details] 

original description (of Limopsis (Oliveropsis) M. Huber, 2010) Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 587 [details] 

original description (of Trigonocoelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835) Nyst, P.-H. & Galeotti, H. (1835). Sur un nouveau genre de coquilles de la famille des arcacés. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 2: 287-296.
page(s): 288, 289 [details] 

original description (of Loringella Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 160, 188 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Phrynelima Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 160, 188 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Limopsis (Limopsista) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937). The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision. <em>New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin.</em> 15, 1–140, 18 pls.
page(s): 24 [details] 

original description (of Felicia Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889) Rochebrune A.T. de & Mabille J. (1889). Mollusques. <i>in</i>: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). <em>Paris, Gauthiers-Villars.</em> H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105001
page(s): H115 [details] 

original description (of Versipella Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 204, 232 [details] 

original description (of Senectidens Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 204-205, 232 [details] 

original description (of Glycilima Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 204, 232 [details] 

original description (of Pectunculina A. d'Orbigny, 1844) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1844-1848). <i>Paléontologie française. Description zoologique et géologique de tous les animaux Mollusques et Rayonnés fossiles de France. Terrains crétacés</i>. Volume 3. Pelecypoda. 807 pp, Victor Masson, Paris (1-288 [1844]; 289-480 [1845]; 481-512 [1846]; 513-688 [1847]; 689-807 [1848]). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/73207
page(s): 182 [details] 

original description (of Pectunculus (Cnisma) Mayer, 1868 †) Mayer, C. (1868). Catalogue systématique et descriptif des Mollusques tertiaires du Musée Fédéral de Zurich. III Arcides. <em>Vierteiljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich.</em> 13: 21-105; 163-200., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9575650
page(s): 27, 73, 80 [details] 

additional source Malchus N. & Warén A. 2005. Shell and hinge morphology of juvenile <i>Limopsis</i> (Bivalvia: Arcoida) - implications for limopsid evolution. <i>Marine Biology Research</i> 1(5): 350-364 [details] 

additional source Oliver, G.; Allen, J. A. (1980). The functional and adaptative morphology of deep-sea species of the family Limopsidae (Bivalvia: Arcoida) from the Atlantic. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B: Biological Sciences,.</em> 291(1045): 45-125. [details] 

additional source Janssen, R. (2015). A review of the Oligocene Limopsidae of the North Sea Basin (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <em>Geologica Saxonica.</em> 61 (1): 7-33., available online at https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/02_geologica-saxonica61-1_2015_janssen.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 137 [details] 

additional source Nicol, D. (1967). How to distinguish between <i>Limopsis</i> and <i>Glycymeris</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 81(2): 45-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528062 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
 
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Taxonomy  Huber (2015: 370) wrote "The application of genera [among Limopsidae] is therefore unsubstantiated and premature... for the time being the subgeneric a approach is upheld, representing the best solution currently available", and this is followed herein, notwithstanding the contrary view of Janssen (2015) who treated all the currently accepted subgenera as full genera (and was followed in WoRMS at one time). Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012: 208) also concur in that " [Limopsis] has been split into several groups (...) but these characters are mutable and numerous intergrades occur."

Species can here be viewed distributed under subgenera (following Huber, 2010) [details]

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Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs)
Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs)
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Limopsis aurita
Limopsis aurita
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