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Limax Linnaeus, 1758
154017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154017)
accepted
Genus
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Chromolimax Pini, 1877 · unaccepted
Eulimax Moquin-Tandon, 1855 · unaccepted
Eulimax (Heynemannia) Malm, 1868 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Gestroa Pini, 1877 · unaccepted
Heynemannia Malm, 1868 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Kasperia Godwin-Austen, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limacella Brard, 1815 · unaccepted
Limax (Brachylimax) Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008 · alternative representation
Limax (Cinereana) Mabille, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax (Corsicana) Mabille, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax (Deshayesiana) Mabille, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax (Eulimax) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 · unaccepted
Limax (Heinemannia) [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Limax (Heynemannia) Malm, 1868 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Limax (Kasperia) Godwin-Austen, 1914 · alternative representation
Limax (Limax) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Macroheynemannia Simroth, 1888 · unaccepted
Opilolimax Pini, 1877 · unaccepted
Stabilea Pini, 1877 · unaccepted
- Species Limax aeolianus Fo. Giusti, 1973
- Species Limax albipes Dumont & Mortillet, 1853
- Species Limax albucianensis Sacco, 1889 †
- Species Limax amaliae Bettoni, 1870
- Species Limax bielzii Seibert, 1874
- Species Limax brandstetteri Falkner, 2008
- Species Limax camerani Lessona, 1882
- Species Limax canapicianus Pollonera, 1885
- Species Limax castrensis De Stefani, 1880 †
- Species Limax cephalonicus Simroth, 1886
- Species Limax ciminensis Pollonera, 1890
- Species Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803
- Species Limax conemenosi O. Boettger, 1882
- Species Limax corsicus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
- Species Limax crassissimus Jooss, 1902 †
- Species Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1855
- Species Limax dobrogicus Grossu & Lupu, 1960
- Species Limax engadinensis Heynemann, 1863
- Species Limax erythrus Bourguignat, 1864
- Species Limax fossilis Sacco, 1886 †
- Species Limax gerhardti Niethammer, 1937
- Species Limax giovannellae Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008
- Species Limax giustii Falkner & Nitz, 2010
- Species Limax graecus Simroth, 1889
- Species Limax granosus Bérenguier, 1900
- Species Limax graziadeii Gerhardt, 1940
- Species Limax hemmeni Rähle, 1983
- Species Limax ianninii Fo. Giusti, 1973
- Species Limax ilvensis Falkner & Nitz, 2010
- Species Limax lachensis Bérenguier, 1900
- Species Limax lingulatus F. Sandberger, 1875 †
- Species Limax loczyi Lörenthey, 1906 †
- Species Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax mayae Godwin-Austen, 1914
- Species Limax millipunctatus Pini, 1885
- Species Limax monolineolatus Bettoni, 1870
- Species Limax monregalensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882
- Species Limax plioligustica Sacco, 1889 †
- Species Limax polipunctatus Pollonera, 1888
- Species Limax pollonerae Sacco, 1886 †
- Species Limax pseudocinereoniger Schilthuizen, C. Thompson, de Vries, van Peursen, Reisinger, Paterno, Maestri, Marcolungo, Esposti, Delledonne & Njunjić, 2022
- Species Limax punctulatus Sordelli, 1870
- Species Limax redii Gerhardt, 1933
- Species Limax sarnensis Heim & Nitz, 2009
- Species Limax satunini Simroth, 1912
- Species Limax senensis Pollonera, 1890
- Species Limax seticus Wiktor & Bössneck, 2004
- Species Limax squamosus Bérenguier, 1900
- Species Limax strobeli Pini, 1876
- Species Limax subalpinus Lessona, 1880
- Species Limax tschapecki Simroth, 1886
- Species Limax veronensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882
- Species Limax vizzavonensis Falkner & Nitz, 2010
- Species Limax wohlberedti Simroth, 1900
- Species Limax wolterstorffi Simroth, 1900
- Subgenus Limax (Agriolimax) Mörch, 1865 accepted as Agriolimax Mörch, 1865 accepted as Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Limax (Agriolimax) fedtschenkoni C. Koch & Heynemann, 1874 accepted as Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax (Agriolimax) meridionalis Doering, 1875 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Limax (Agriolimax) panormitanum (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) accepted as Deroceras panormitanum (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Limax (Agriolimax) rarotonganus Heynemann, 1871 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax (Agriolimax) jickelii Jickeli, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Subgenus Limax (Amalia) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Milax J. E. Gray, 1855
- Species Limax (Amalia) gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax (Amalia) hewstoni J. G. Cooper, 1872 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Ariolimax) Mörch, 1859 accepted as Ariolimax Mörch, 1859
- Species Limax (Ariolimax) columbianus A. Gould, 1851 accepted as Ariolimax columbianus (A. Gould, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Limax (Bielzia) Clessin, 1887 accepted as Bielzia Clessin, 1887 (original rank)
- Subgenus Limax (Caspilimax) P. Hesse, 1926 accepted as Caspilimax P. Hesse, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Limax (Caspilimax) keyserlingi (E. von Martens, 1880) accepted as Caspilimax keyserlingi (E. von Martens, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Limax (Cinereana) Mabille, 1870 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Corsicana) Mabille, 1870 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Deroceras) Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820 (original rank)
- Subgenus Limax (Deshayesiana) Mabille, 1870 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Eulimax) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax (Eulimax) campestris A. Binney, 1842 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Heinemannia) [sic] accepted as Limax (Heynemannia) Malm, 1868 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Limax (Heinemannia) pollonerae Sacco, 1886 † accepted as Limax pollonerae Sacco, 1886 † (subgenus is a junior objective synonym)
- Species Limax (Heinemannia) albucianensis Sacco, 1889 † represented as Limax albucianensis Sacco, 1889 †
- Species Limax (Heinemannia) plioligustica Sacco, 1889 † represented as Limax plioligustica Sacco, 1889 †
- Subgenus Limax (Heynemannia) Malm, 1868 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Limax (Heynemannia) dengis Simroth, 1910 accepted as Turcomilax turkestanus (Simroth, 1898) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax (Heynemannia) fossilis Sacco, 1886 † represented as Limax fossilis Sacco, 1886 †
- Species Limax (Heynemannia) pollonerae Sacco, 1886 † represented as Limax pollonerae Sacco, 1886 †
- Subgenus Limax (Hyalimax) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Hyalimax H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Subgenus Limax (Krynickia) Kaleniczenko, 1851 accepted as Krynickillus Kaleniczenko, 1851
- Species Limax (Krynickia) semitectus Mörch, 1857 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Krynickillus) Kaleniczenko, 1851 accepted as Krynickillus Kaleniczenko, 1851
- Species Limax (Krynickillus) mentonicus G. Nevill, 1880 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax (Krynickillus) nicensis Bourguignat, 1880 accepted as Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax (Krynickillus) niciensis G. Nevill, 1880 accepted as Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Subgenus Limax (Lehmannia) Heynemann, 1863 accepted as Lehmannia Heynemann, 1863
- Species Limax (Lehmannia) marginata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax (Lehmannia) modioliformis F. Sandberger, 1880 † accepted as Lehmannia modioliformis (F. Sandberger, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax (Lehmannia) natalianus Michaelis, 1892 accepted as Turcomilax natalianus (Michaelis, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination, )
- Species Limax (Lehmannia) stummeri Simroth, 1910 accepted as Turcomilax natalianus (Michaelis, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Limacus) Lehmann, 1864 accepted as Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Species Limax (Limacus) flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax (Limacus) pseudoflavus N. J. Evans, 1978 accepted as Limacus ecarinatus (O. Boettger, 1881) accepted as Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko, 1851)
- Subgenus Limax (Malacolimax) Malm, 1868 accepted as Malacolimax Malm, 1868 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax (Malacolimax) brasilianus C. Semper, 1873 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax (Malacolimax) tenellus (O. F. Müller, 1774) accepted as Malacolimax tenellus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Limax (Megalopelta) Mörch, 1857 accepted as Limax (Megapelta) Mörch, 1857 accepted as Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subgenus Limax (Megapelta) Mörch, 1857 accepted as Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax (Megapelta) semitectus Mörch, 1857 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Subgenus Limax (Microheynemannia) Simroth, 1888 accepted as Malacolimax Malm, 1868 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Paralimax) O. Boettger, 1883 accepted as Paralimax O. Boettger, 1883 accepted as Eumilax O. Boettger, 1881
- Species Limax (Paralimax) intermittens O. Boettger, 1883 accepted as Eumilax intermittens (O. Boettger, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Subgenus Limax (Svanetia) P. Hesse, 1926 accepted as Svanetia P. Hesse, 1926 (original rank)
- Subgenus Limax (Tenelliana) Fagot, 1893 accepted as Malacolimax Malm, 1868 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Vitrinoides) Simroth, 1891 accepted as Gigantomilax (Vitrinoides) Simroth, 1891 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883 (basionym)
- Species Limax agrestis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758) (original name)
- Species Limax alpinus A. Férussac, 1822 accepted as Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax altivagus Theobald, 1862 accepted as Anadenus altivagus (Theobald, 1862) (original combination)
- Species Limax amaloides Simroth, 1898 accepted as Svanetia caucasica (Simroth, 1898) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax ananowi (Simroth, 1901) accepted as Deroceras subagreste (Simroth, 1892) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax ananowi Simroth, 1898 accepted as Svanetia caucasica (Simroth, 1898) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax andecolus A. d'Orbigny, 1837 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax anguiformis Morelet, 1845 accepted as Geomalacus anguiformis (Morelet, 1845) (original combination)
- Species Limax araneus Gassies, 1867 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax arborum Bouchard-Chantereaux, 1838 accepted as Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax argentinus Strobel, 1874 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax argillaceus Gassies, 1856 accepted as Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)
- Species Limax armeniacus Simroth, 1886 accepted as Gigantomilax monticola armeniacus (Simroth, 1886) (original name)
- Species Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (original name)
- Species Limax baeri Simroth, 1898 accepted as Caspilimax keyserlingi (E. von Martens, 1880) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax baeticus Mabille, 1868 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax berendti Strebel & G. Pfeffer, 1880 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax berytensis Bourguignat, 1852 accepted as Deroceras berytense (Bourguignat, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Limax bettoni Sordelli, 1870 accepted as Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax bicolor Selenka, 1865 accepted as Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limax bilobatus A. Férussac, 1819 accepted as Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax bitentaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (superseded combination)
- Species Limax bocagei Castro, 1873 accepted as Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax brandti E. von Martens, 1880 accepted as Eumilax brandti (E. von Martens, 1880) (original combination)
- Species Limax brasiliensis C. Semper, 1873 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax brunnaeus Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax campestris A. Binney, 1842 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limax capensis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Ariopelta capensis (Krauss, 1848) (original combination)
- Species Limax carinatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax carolinianus Bosc, 1802 accepted as Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802) (original combination)
- Species Limax castaneus Ingersoll, 1875 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax caucasicus Simroth, 1898 accepted as Svanetia caucasica (Simroth, 1898) (original combination)
- Species Limax cecconii Simroth, 1906 accepted as Gigantomilax cecconii (Simroth, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Limax cinereus O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax cobanensis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1872 accepted as Deroceras cobanensis (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1872)
- Species Limax coerulans M. Bielz, 1851 accepted as Bielzia coerulans (M. Bielz, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Limax colchicus Simroth, 1898 accepted as Gigantomilax monticola armeniacus (Simroth, 1886) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax columbianus A. Gould, 1851 accepted as Ariolimax columbianus (A. Gould, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax companyoi Bourguignat, 1863 accepted as Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limax corcyrensis Simroth, 1905 accepted as Limax cephalonicus Simroth, 1886 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax crassitesta Reuss, 1868 † accepted as Limacus crassitesta (Reuss, 1868) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax crenata Martyn, 1786 accepted as Amphibola crenata (Martyn, 1786) accepted as Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791) (non-binominal)
- Species Limax daghestanus Simroth, 1898 accepted as Gigantomilax daghestanus (Simroth, 1898) (original combination)
- Species Limax deshayesi Bourguignat, 1861 accepted as Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limax doriae Bourguignat, 1861 accepted as Limax dacampi dacampi Menegazzi, 1855 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax ecarinatus O. Boettger, 1881 accepted as Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax ehrenbergii Bourguignat, 1853 accepted as Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limax etruscus Issel, 1868 accepted as Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)
- Species Limax eubalius Bourguignat, 1864 accepted as Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax excavatus Andreae, 1904 † accepted as Lehmannia excavata (Andreae, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823 accepted as Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823)
- Species Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784 accepted as Placostylus fibratus fibratus (Martyn, 1784) (original combination)
- Species Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax florenskii Simroth, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax daghestanus (Simroth, 1898) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax fonyodensis Lörenthey, 1906 † accepted as Milax fonyodensis (Lörenthey, 1906) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax fuliginosus A. Gould, 1852 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax fuscus O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax gagates Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (original name)
- Species Limax geographicus Renier, 1804 accepted as Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1855 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Limax geographicus A. Férussac, 1823 accepted as Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1855
- Species Limax gracilis Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax gracilis Leydig, 1876 accepted as Tandonia budapestensis (Hazay, 1880) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Rafinesque, 1820)
- Species Limax grossui Lupu, 1970 accepted as Limacus ecarinatus (O. Boettger, 1881) accepted as Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax guatemalensis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax hemphili W. G. Binney, 1890 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Limax hemphilli W. G. Binney, 1890 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax hewstoni J. G. Cooper, 1872 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax hyperboreus Westerlund, 1876 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax incipiens Simroth, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax monticola armeniacus (Simroth, 1886) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax ingersolli W. G. Binney, 1875 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax jailanus Simroth, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax koenigi (Simroth, 1912) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax jalapensis Strebel & G. Pfeffer, 1880 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax kaznakovi Simroth, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax monticola armeniacus (Simroth, 1886) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax keyserlingi E. von Martens, 1880 accepted as Caspilimax keyserlingi (E. von Martens, 1880) (original combination)
- Species Limax koenigi Simroth, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax koenigi (Simroth, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Limax kraussianus Heynemann, 1863 accepted as Urocyclus kraussianus (Heynemann, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Limax kraussii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Limax kuehnelti H. Wagner, 1940 accepted as Limax cephalonicus Simroth, 1886 (a junior synonym)
- Species Limax laevis O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original combination)
- Species Limax lanceolatus Pallas, 1774 accepted as Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas, 1774)
- Species Limax lartetii Dupuy, 1850 † accepted as Milax lartetii (Dupuy, 1850) † (type species of Sansania Bourguignat, 1881, which is considered as a junior synonym of Milax)
- Species Limax legrandi Tate, 1881 accepted as Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax leucopus P. Hesse, 1928 accepted as Limax graecus Simroth, 1889 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax livonicus Schrenk, 1848 accepted as Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Species Limax lombricoides Morelet, 1845 accepted as Deroceras lombricoides (Morelet, 1845) (original combination)
- Species Limax macedonicus P. Hesse, 1928 accepted as Limax graecus Simroth, 1889 (junior synonym)
- Species Limax maculatus Nunneley, 1837 accepted as Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax majoricensis Heynemann, 1863 accepted as Gigantomilax majoricensis (Heynemann, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Limax marginatus O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original name)
- Species Limax marginatus Draparnaud, 1805 accepted as Tandonia rustica (Millet, 1843) (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Limax marginatus O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Limax marinus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831) (dubious synonym)
- Species Limax marmoreus De Kay, 1840 accepted as Philomycus flexuolaris Rafinesque, 1820 (nomen nudum)
- Species Limax maurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 accepted as Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Species Limax megalodontes Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 accepted as Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax melitensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 accepted as Lehmannia melitensis (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) accepted as Ambigolimax melitensis (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Limax modestus Theobald, 1862 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax modioliformis F. Sandberger, 1880 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax molestus F. W. Hutton, 1879 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax montanus Ingersoll, 1875 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax monticola O. Boettger, 1881 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax mouensis Gassies, 1871 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax mrazeki Simroth, 1905 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax nitidus Morelet, 1845 (unaccepted, original name)
- Species Limax nyctelius Bourguignat, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Limax obscurus Simroth, 1900 (unaccepted, junior homonym; non Limax maximus var. obscurus Moqin-Tandon, 1855)
- Species Limax olivaceus A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax oltinus Simroth, 1912 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax opalus Martyn, 1784 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
- Species Limax ordubadensis Simroth, 1902 (unaccepted, unnecessary substitute name for Limax colchicus)
- Species Limax pallidus Schrenk, 1848 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax papillosus Linnaeus, 1761 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax parvulus Normand, 1852 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax pectinatus Selenka, 1865 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax perlucidus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax persicus Simroth, 1910 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax pestaniensis Rähle, 1977 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Limax phoeniciaca Bourguignat, 1852 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax pironae Pini, 1876 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax poirieri Mabille, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax pollonerai [sic] † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Limax polyptyelus Bourguignat, 1859 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax primitivus Simroth, 1894 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax problematicus Deshayes, 1851 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax pseudoflavus N. J. Evans, 1978 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax pycnoblennius Bourguignat, 1861 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax queenslandicus Hedley, 1888 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax rarotonganus Heynemann, 1871 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax reticulatus O. F. Müller, 1774 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax retowskii Simroth, 1898 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax ruber Garsault, 1764 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Limax rufus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax rustica Millet, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax scheikovnikovi Simroth, 1912 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax schmidti Simroth, 1912 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax schwabii Frauenfeld, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax serotinus Schrenk, 1848 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax simplex Simroth, 1898 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax sowerbyi A. Férussac, 1823 (unaccepted, original name)
- Species Limax stenurus Strebel & G. Pfeffer, 1880 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax subfuscus Draparnaud, 1805 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax svaneticus Simroth, 1912 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax sylvaticus Morelet, 1845 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax talyschanus O. Boettger, 1886 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax tenellus O. F. Müller, 1774 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax tergipes Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax tetraquetra Pallas, 1788 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax tigris O. Boettger, 1886 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax tigvenius Grossu, 1968 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)
- Species Limax togata A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax tunicata A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax turkestanus Simroth, 1898 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Limax umbrosus R. A. Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax valdivianus R. A. Philippi, 1858 (unaccepted)
- Species Limax valentianus A. Férussac, 1821 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax valentini Simroth, 1898 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax varians A. Adams, 1868 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax variegatus Draparnaud, 1801 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax veranyanus Bourguignat, 1862 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax viridis Theobald, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limax voronovi Simroth, 1912 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Limax weinlandi Heynemann, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Limax zilchi Grossu & Lupu, 1962 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Subgenus Limax (Brachylimax) Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008 (alternative representation)
- Subgenus Limax (Kasperia) Godwin-Austen, 1914 represented as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax (Kasperia) mayae Godwin-Austen, 1914 represented as Limax mayae Godwin-Austen, 1914 (basionym)
- Subgenus Limax (Limax) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax (Limax) albipes Dumont & Mortillet, 1853 represented as Limax albipes Dumont & Mortillet, 1853
- Species Limax (Limax) bielzi Seibert, 1874 represented as Limax bielzii Seibert, 1874
- Species Limax (Limax) brandstetteri Falkner, 2008 represented as Limax brandstetteri Falkner, 2008
- Species Limax (Limax) cinereoniger Wolf, 1803 represented as Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803
- Species Limax (Limax) dobrogicus Grossu & Lupu, 1960 represented as Limax dobrogicus Grossu & Lupu, 1960
- Species Limax (Limax) maximus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Limax (Limax) punctulatus Sordelli, 1870 represented as Limax punctulatus Sordelli, 1870
- Species Limax (Limax) seticus Wiktor & Bössneck, 2004 represented as Limax seticus Wiktor & Bössneck, 2004
- Species Limax (Limax) scupicus H. Wanger, 1931 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax brondelianus Bourguignat, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax callichrous Bourguignat, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax carbonarius O. Boettger, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax cinctus O. F. Müller, 1774 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax coccineus Gistel, 1848 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax dofleini P. Hesse, 1928 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax eremiophilus Bourguignat, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax genei Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax gyratus Westerlund, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Limax helveticus Bourguignat, 1862 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax martinianus Bourguignat, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax noctilucus C. M. d'Orbigny, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Limax perosinii Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax psarus Bourguignat, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax raymondianus Bourguignat, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax sandwichiensis Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Limax satorinus A. Letourneux, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Limax setchuanensis Heude, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax sidamoensis Rochebrune & Germain, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax stummeri Simroth, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax taurinensis Pollonera, 1888 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax unicolor Heynemann, 1862 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Limax versicolor Hazay, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Limacella Brard, 1815) Brard, C.-P. (1815). Histoire des coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles qui vivent aux environs de Paris. 1-240 + 1-19, pls. 1-10. J. J. Pashoud, Paris-Geneve. [details]
original description (of Limax (Kasperia) Godwin-Austen, 1914) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
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original description (of Limax (Cinereana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 134 [details]
original description (of Limax (Corsicana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Limax (Deshayesiana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Limax (Brachylimax) Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008) Falkner, G. & Niederhöfer, H.-J. (2008). Limax (Brachylimax n. subg.) giovannellae n. sp., ein sexualbiologisch definiertes Subgenus und eine neue Art aus den Julischen Alpen (Gastropoda: Limacidae). Mit einer Photodokumentation von Clemes M. Brandstetter. Club Conchylia Informationen, 39 (1/2): 7-19. Ludwigsburg.
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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]
additional source Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 82-83 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
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original description (of Limacella Brard, 1815) Brard, C.-P. (1815). Histoire des coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles qui vivent aux environs de Paris. 1-240 + 1-19, pls. 1-10. J. J. Pashoud, Paris-Geneve. [details]
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original description (of Limax (Kasperia) Godwin-Austen, 1914) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
page(s): 2: 312 [details]
original description (of Limax (Cinereana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 134 [details]
original description (of Limax (Corsicana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Limax (Deshayesiana) Mabille, 1870) Mabille, J. (1870). Prodrome à l'histoire malacologique de la France. Des Limaciens français. Annales de Malacologie, 1 (2): 105-144. Paris [June]
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Limax (Brachylimax) Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008) Falkner, G. & Niederhöfer, H.-J. (2008). Limax (Brachylimax n. subg.) giovannellae n. sp., ein sexualbiologisch definiertes Subgenus und eine neue Art aus den Julischen Alpen (Gastropoda: Limacidae). Mit einer Photodokumentation von Clemes M. Brandstetter. Club Conchylia Informationen, 39 (1/2): 7-19. Ludwigsburg.
page(s): 11 [details] Available for editors
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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]
additional source Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 82-83 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 167-168 [details] Available for editors
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