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Limopsis Sassi, 1827 
AphiaID: 138132

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Arcoida (Order) > Limopsoidea (Superfamily) > Limopsidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Arca aurita Brocchi, 1814 (type by monotypy)
Parent Limopsidae Dall, 1895
Synonymised
taxa
  Circlimopa Iredale, 1939
Limopsis (Aspalima) Iredale, 1929
Limopsis (Empleconia) Dall, 1908
Limopsis (Felicia) Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Limopsis (Glycilima) Iredale, 1931
Limopsis (Limopsis) Sassi, 1827
Limopsis (Loringella) Iredale, 1929
Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) Habe, 1951
Limopsis (Oblimopa) Iredale, 1939
Limopsis (Oliveropsis) Huber, 2010
Limopsis (Paracratis) Huber, 2010
Limopsis (Phrynelima) Iredale, 1929
Limopsis (Senectidens) Iredale, 1931
Limopsis (Versipella) Iredale, 1931
Pectunculina d'Orbigny, 1844
Trigonocoelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835 (synonym)
Sources  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. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 291 (1045): 45-125 [details]

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

from synonym: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. Pp 196-219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Huber M. (2010) 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.  [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Swedish dockastrar (from synonym)  [details]
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 Species Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis affinis Verrill, 1885
Species Limopsis akutanica Dall, 1916
Species Limopsis angusta Jeffreys, 1879
Species Limopsis anomala (Eichwald, 1830) †
Species Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Species Limopsis azumana Yokoyama, 1910
Species Limopsis bassi E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis belcheri (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Limopsis brazieri Angas, 1871
Species Limopsis chuni Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Species Limopsis compressa G. Nevill & H. L. Nevill, 1874
Species Limopsis crassula Habe, 1953
Species Limopsis crenata A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis cristata Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis cumingi A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis dalli Lamy, 1912
Species Limopsis dannevigi (Iredale, 1931)
Species Limopsis dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932
Species Limopsis davidis Hedley, 1899
Species Limopsis davinae Esteves, 1984
Species Limopsis decussata (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Limopsis elachista Sturany, 1899
Species Limopsis enderbyensis Powell, 1958
Species Limopsis erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906
Species Limopsis eucosmus Verco, 1907
Species Limopsis excancellata Sacco, 1898
Species Limopsis forskalii A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis forteradiata Cotton, 1931
Species Limopsis friedbergi Glibert & van de Poel, 1965
Species Limopsis galatheae Knudsen, 1970
Species Limopsis hirtella Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Species Limopsis idonea (Iredale, 1929)
Species Limopsis indica E. A. Smith, 1894
Species Limopsis intermedia Oliver & Allen, 1980
Species Limopsis janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915
Species Limopsis japonica A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis jousseaumi (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
Species Limopsis knudseni Dell, 1990
Species Limopsis kurilensis Scarlato, 1981
Species Limopsis lanceolata Oliver & Allen, 1980
Species Limopsis lata E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis lilliei E. A. Smith, 1915
Species Limopsis littoralis (Sasaki & Haga, 2007)
Species Limopsis loringi Angas, 1873
Species Limopsis mabilliana Dall, 1908
Species Limopsis macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis marerubra Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
Species Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836)
Species Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Species Limopsis natalis Barnard, 1964
Species Limopsis obliqua A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis occidentalis Cotton, 1930
Species Limopsis oliveri Amano & Lutaenko, 2004
Species Limopsis onchodes Dall, 1927
Species Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902
Species Limopsis paucidentata Dall, 1886
Species Limopsis penelevis Verco, 1907
Species Limopsis perieri P. Fischer in de Folin & Périer, 1870
Species Limopsis proceritas (Crozier, 1966)
Species Limopsis pyrenoides Oliver & Cosel in Cosel, 1995
Species Limopsis radialis Dall, 1927
Species Limopsis ruizana Rehder, 1971
Species Limopsis sansibarica Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Species Limopsis scabra Thiele, 1912
Species Limopsis scotiana Dell, 1964
Species Limopsis siberutensis Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Species Limopsis soboles (Iredale, 1931)
Species Limopsis spicata Oliver & Allen, 1980
Species Limopsis sulcata Verrill & Bush, 1898
Species Limopsis surinamensis Oliver & Allen, 1980
Species Limopsis tasmani (Dell, 1956)
Species Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis tenisoni Tenison-Woods, 1878
Species Limopsis tenuiradiata Cotton, 1931
Species Limopsis tenuis Seguenza, 1876
Species Limopsis tokaiensis Yokoyama, 1910
Species Limopsis torresi E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis uwadokoi Oyama, 1951
Species Limopsis vaginata Dall, 1891
Species Limopsis vixornata Verco, 1907
Species Limopsis woodwardi A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis zonalis Dall, 1908

Species Limopsis longipilosa Pelseneer, 1903 (species inquirenda)

Subgenus Limopsis (Aspalima) Iredale, 1929 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Aspalima erecta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) accepted as Limopsis erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906
» Species Aspalima solator Iredale, 1931 accepted as Limopsis erecta Hedley & Petterd, 1906
Subgenus Limopsis (Empleconia) Dall, 1908 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Felicia) Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Felicia jousseaumi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Subgenus Limopsis (Glycilima) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Glycilima paradoxa Iredale, 1931 accepted as Limopsis penelevis Verco, 1907
Subgenus Limopsis (Limopsis) Sassi, 1827 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Loringella) Iredale, 1929 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Nipponolimopsis) Habe, 1951 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Oblimopa) Iredale, 1939 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) macgillivrayi (A. Adams, 1863) accepted as Limopsis macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1863
» Species Oblimopa soyoae Habe, 1953 accepted as Limopsis forskalii A. Adams, 1863
Subgenus Limopsis (Oliveropsis) Huber, 2010 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Paracratis) Huber, 2010 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Phrynelima) Iredale, 1929 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
Subgenus Limopsis (Senectidens) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Senectidens dannevigi Iredale, 1931 accepted as Limopsis dannevigi (Iredale, 1931)
Subgenus Limopsis (Versipella) Iredale, 1931 represented as Limopsis Sassi, 1827 (alternate representation)
  » Species Versipella soboles Iredale, 1931 accepted as Limopsis soboles (Iredale, 1931)

Species Limopsis agulhasensis Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis chuni Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Species Limopsis anceps Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis antillensis Dall, 1881 accepted as Cratis antillensis (Dall, 1881)
Species Limopsis areolata Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Limopsis cumingi A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis borealis Woodward Jeffreys, 1869 accepted as Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836)
Species Limopsis cancellata Tenison-Woods, 1877 accepted as Limopsis tenisoni Tenison-Woods, 1878
Species Limopsis compressa Dall, 1896 accepted as Limopsis dalli Lamy, 1912
Species Limopsis densestriata Martens in Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis woodwardi A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis diazi Dall, 1908 accepted as Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902
Species Limopsis diegensis Dall, 1908 accepted as Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902
Species Limopsis grandis E. A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis guineensis Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis hardingii Melvill & Standen, 1914 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis hilgendorfi Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis decussata (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Limopsis jousseaumei (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889) accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis juarezi Dall, 1908 accepted as Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902
Species Limopsis kinoshitai Kuroda, 1930 accepted as Limopsis decussata (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Limopsis laeviuscula Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis nipponica Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Limopsis decussata (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Limopsis oblonga A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Limopsis crenata A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis pelagica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis pellucida Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Crenella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1859)
Species Limopsis pentodon Aguayo & Borro, 1946 accepted as Cratis pentodon (Aguayo & Borro, 1946)
Species Limopsis philippii A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Species Limopsis plana Verrill, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis profundicola Verrill & Bush, 1898 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis pumilio E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Limopsilla pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1904)
Species Limopsis quantilla Turton, 1932 accepted as Limopsilla pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1904)
Species Limopsis rubricata Tate, 1887 accepted as Lissarca rubricata (Tate, 1887)
Species Limopsis sebastianoi Cecalupo, 1995 accepted as Limea clandestina (Salas, 1994)
Species Limopsis skenia Dall, 1916 accepted as Limopsis vaginata Dall, 1891
Species Limopsis solicola Finlay, 1930 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1908 accepted as Limopsis panamensis Dall, 1902
Species Limopsis straminea E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis tajimae G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 accepted as Limopsis tokaiensis Yokoyama, 1910
Species Limopsis transversa Locard, 1898 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis truncata Yokoyama, 1910 accepted as Limopsis azumana Yokoyama, 1910
Species Limopsis tumidula Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Limopsis crenata A. Adams, 1863
Species Limopsis waikikia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Cosa waikikia (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
Species Limopsis woodwardi Dunker, 1882 accepted as Limopsis forskalii A. Adams, 1863
Environment marine
Distribution Goote Bank [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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Notes  There are three undescribed subgenera in this genus. [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Image 
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 01)
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 01)
added on 2009-08-13 - author: P. Pelseneer
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138132
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2012-07-13 21:57:18Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Limopsis Sassi, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2013-05-22
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