African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)

AfReMaS name details

Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)

AphiaID

605718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605718)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original name

Limaria vulgaris Link, 1807

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 3: 157 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605718 on 2026-02-18

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) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605718 on 2026-02-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-14 19:34:51Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2020-06-10 08:42:53Z

changed

Herbert, David

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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (0)

original description (of ) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 3: 157 [details]

basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 168. [details]

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 208 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality