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Limacinae Batsch, 1789
- Genus Ambigolimax Pollonera, 1887
- Genus Bielzia Clessin, 1887
- Genus Caspilimax P. Hesse, 1926
- Genus Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Lehmannia Heynemann, 1863
- Genus Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Malacolimax Malm, 1868
- Genus Svanetia P. Hesse, 1926
- Genus Turcomilax Simroth, 1902
- Genus Weltersia Fo. Giusti, Lesicki, Benocci, Pieńkowska & Manganelli, 2021
- Genus Caucasolimax I. M. Likharev & Wiktor, 1980 accepted as Svanetia P. Hesse, 1926 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Chromolimax Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Eulimax Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Frauenfeldia Hazay, 1884 accepted as Bielzia Clessin, 1887
- Genus Gestroa Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Heynemannia Malm, 1868 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Invalid: junior objective synonym of Limax)
- Genus Kasperia Godwin-Austen, 1914 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Limacella Brard, 1815 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Limacopsis Simroth, 1888 accepted as Bielzia Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Macroheynemannia Simroth, 1888 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Monochroma Simroth, 1896 accepted as Gigantomilax (Monochroma) Simroth, 1896 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Opilolimax Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Plepticolimax Malm, 1868 accepted as Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Prolimax Simroth, 1906 accepted as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883 (junior synonym)
- Genus Pseudarion Germain, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax (Monochroma) Simroth, 1896 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Simrothia Clessin, 1884 accepted as Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Stabilea Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Vitrinoides Simroth, 1891 accepted as Gigantomilax (Vitrinoides) Simroth, 1891 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limacinae Batsch, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994986 on 2025-06-10
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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]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526.
page(s): 140; note: Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526.
page(s): 140; note: Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132) [details] Available for editors
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