WoRMS taxon details
Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875)
140243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140243)
accepted
Species
Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876 · unaccepted
Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limea subovata (Jeffreys, 1876) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1875). Nuova rivista delle Conchiglie Mediterranee. <em>Atti dell'Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Palermo, New Series.</em> 5(1): 1-50 [December 31st, 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48623963
page(s): 9 [details]
page(s): 9 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140243 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1875). Nuova rivista delle Conchiglie Mediterranee. <em>Atti dell'Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Palermo, New Series.</em> 5(1): 1-50 [December 31st, 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48623963
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Pecten</i>, <i>Mytilus</i> and <i>Arca</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 424-436 [novembre]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925427 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Pecten</i>, <i>Mytilus</i> and <i>Arca</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 424-436 [novembre]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925427 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M. (2025). A taxonomic update for "Seashells of Southern Florida – Bivalves" (Mikkelsen and Bieler, 2007) with nomenclatural notes on other bivalve species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 139(1): 1-27.
page(s): 7 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M. (2025). A taxonomic update for "Seashells of Southern Florida – Bivalves" (Mikkelsen and Bieler, 2007) with nomenclatural notes on other bivalve species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 139(1): 1-27.
page(s): 7 [details] Available for editors






To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Limea subovata (Jeffreys, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Malacopics (Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875) France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Mar...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI (from synonym Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Limea subovata (Jeffreys, 1876))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Limea subovata (Jeffreys, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Malacopics (Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875) France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Mar...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI (from synonym Lima subovata Monterosato, 1875)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Limea subovata (Jeffreys, 1876))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lima subovata Jeffreys, 1876)
To ITIS