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Limacina Bosc, 1817
AphiaID: 138122

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Thecosomata (Order) > Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Limacinoidea (Superfamily) > Limacinidae (Family)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Genus

Parent

Limacinidae

Sources

basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa

Species Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854
Species Limacina bulimoides (d'Orbigny, 1836)
Species Limacina helicina Phipps, 1774
Species Limacina helicoides Jeffreys, 1877
Species Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836)
Species Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)
Species Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
Species Limacina trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Environment

marine

Links

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history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	Gofas, Serge

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Citation: Gofas, S. (2009). Limacina Bosc, 1817. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138122 on 2010-09-08

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