WoRMS taxon details
Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815
724421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:724421)
accepted
Subfamily
Acellinae Hannibal, 1912 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
- Genus Limnaea Blainville, 1824 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799 (orthographic variant of Lymnaea)
- Genus Limnea accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Limneus Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Lymnus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Lymnaea)
recent + fossil
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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]
page(s): 144; note: original spelling (subfamily) Lymnidia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lymnaeinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724421 on 2026-07-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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]
original description (of Acellinae Hannibal, 1912) Hannibal, H. (1912). A synopsis of the recent and Tertiary freshwater Mollusca of the Californian province, based upon an ontogenetic classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10(2): 112-166, pls 5-6; 10(3): 167-211, pls 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237075
page(s): 138 [details]
basis of record Vinarski, V.M. (2013). One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there?. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 23(1): 41-58. [Published online 5 April 2013]. [details]
page(s): 144; note: original spelling (subfamily) Lymnidia. [details]
original description (of Acellinae Hannibal, 1912) Hannibal, H. (1912). A synopsis of the recent and Tertiary freshwater Mollusca of the Californian province, based upon an ontogenetic classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10(2): 112-166, pls 5-6; 10(3): 167-211, pls 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237075
page(s): 138 [details]
basis of record Vinarski, V.M. (2013). One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there?. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 23(1): 41-58. [Published online 5 April 2013]. [details]
Taxonomy
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. <em>Zoological Monographs, vol. 7. The Lymnaeidae: A Handbook on their Natural History and Parasitological Significance.</em> 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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