RAS taxon details
Limopsis Sasso, 1827
138132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138132)
accepted
Genus
- Species Limopsis enderbyensis A. W. B. Powell, 1958
- Species Limopsis hirtella Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
- Species Limopsis knudseni Dell, 1990
- Species Limopsis lilliei E. A. Smith, 1915
- Species Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
- Species Limopsis scotiana Dell, 1964
- Species Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
- Subgenus Limopsis (Aspalima) Iredale, 1929 accepted as Aspalima Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Limopsis (Aspalima) longipilosa Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Aspalima longipilosa (Pelseneer, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limopsis (Aspalima) scabra Thiele, 1912 accepted as Aspalima scabra (Thiele, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limopsis longipilosa Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Aspalima longipilosa (Pelseneer, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limopsis scabra Thiele, 1912 accepted as Aspalima scabra (Thiele, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
neuter
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]
page(s): 476 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2025-09-12
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2025-09-12
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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]
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 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
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]
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]
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]
page(s): 476 [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 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
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]
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limopsis)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 049310)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 049310)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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