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Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

724421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:724421)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Type taxon

Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799

Parent

Lymnaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815

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Tribe Lymnaeini Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799
Tribe Lymnaeinae incertae sedis (temporary name)
1. Genus Galba Schrank, 1803
2. Genus Pseudosuccinea F. C. Baker, 1908

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 144; note: original spelling (subfamily) Lymnidia. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/docs/images/images/www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/docs/docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724421 on 2026-08-25

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724421 on 2026-08-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-04-05 16:49:11Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-12-05 12:58:51Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2026-02-21 06:36:37Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 144; note: original spelling (subfamily) Lymnidia. [details]

basis of record Vinarski, V.M. (2013). One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there?. Ruthenica. 23(1): 41-58. [Published online 5 April 2013]. [details]

status source Aksenova, O. V.; Bolotov, I. N.; Khrebtova, I. S.; Kondakov, A. V.; Vinarski, M. V. (2023). Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Family Lymnaeidae. Zoological Monographs, vol. 7. The Lymnaeidae: A Handbook on their Natural History and Parasitological Significance. Cham: Springer-Nature AG, pp. 67-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30292-3_3 [details] Available for editors

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