African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

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Limopsis Sasso, 1827

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

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Limopsidae Dall, 1895

Parent

Limopsidae Dall, 1895

Original name

Limopsis Sasso, 1827

Synonymised names

Limopsis (Pectunculina) A. d'Orbigny, 1844 · alternative representation

Pectunculina A. d'Orbigny, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Limopsis agulhasensis Thiele, 1931
Species Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Species Limopsis belcheri (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Species Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Subgenus Limopsis (Oblimopa) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Oblimopa Iredale, 1939 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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 superseded rank)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) natalis (Barnard, 1964) accepted as Paracratis natalis (Barnard, 1964)
Species Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Paracratis abyssicola (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis anceps Thiele, 1931 accepted as Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Paracratis abyssicola (A. Adams, 1863)
Species Limopsis chuni Thiele, 1931 accepted as Limopsis belcheri (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis natalis Barnard, 1964 accepted as Paracratis natalis (Barnard, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis pelagica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
Species Limopsis straminea E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Subgenus Limopsis (Pectunculina) A. d'Orbigny, 1844 represented as Limopsis Sasso, 1827

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 476 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2025-11-12

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2025-11-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2012-07-13 21:57:18Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-07-25 19:26:35Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2020-11-25 06:47:49Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2025-02-22 18:14:16Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 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 Pectunculina A. d'Orbigny, 1844) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1844-1848). Paléontologie française. Description zoologique et géologique de tous les animaux Mollusques et Rayonnés fossiles de France. Terrains crétacés. 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]

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]

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, B: Biological Sciences,. 291(1045): 45-125. [details]

additional source Janssen, R. (2015). A review of the Oligocene Limopsidae of the North Sea Basin (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Geologica Saxonica. 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). Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 137 [details]

additional source Nicol, D. (1967). How to distinguish between Limopsis and Glycymeris. The Nautilus. 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]