RAS taxon details
Limacoidea Batsch, 1789
154013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154013)
accepted
Superfamily
(of ) Batsch A. J. G. C. (1789). <i>Versuch einer Anleitung, zur Kenntniß und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien, für akademische Vorlesungen entworfen, und mit den nöthigsten Abbildungen versehen.</i> Vol. 2. <i>Besondre Geschichte der Insekten, Gewürme und Mineralien.</i> Jena: Akademische Buchhandlung. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44299736
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Limacoidea Batsch, 1789. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2026) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/%22https:/images.marinespecies.org/thumbs/rest/rest/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154013 on 2026-04-29
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Limacoidea Batsch, 1789. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154013 on 2026-04-29
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(of ) Batsch A. J. G. C. (1789). <i>Versuch einer Anleitung, zur Kenntniß und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien, für akademische Vorlesungen entworfen, und mit den nöthigsten Abbildungen versehen.</i> Vol. 2. <i>Besondre Geschichte der Insekten, Gewürme und Mineralien.</i> Jena: Akademische Buchhandlung. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44299736
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201
page(s): 140; note: "Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132)." [details] Available for editors
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201
page(s): 140; note: "Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132)." [details] Available for editors
