Limacinidae

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Limacinidae
Limacina helicina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Superfamily: Limacinoidea
Family: Limacinidae
Gray, 1840
Genera

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Synonyms[1]

Spiratellidae

The Limacinidae are a family of small sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata (sea butterflies).[2][1]

Genera[edit]

Genera within the family Limacinidae include:

  • Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966[3] - synonym: Plotophysops Curry, 1982[4]
    • † A. elongatoidea (Aldrich, 1887) - type species of the genus Altaspiratella[3]
    • † A. bearnensis (Curry, 1982)[4]
    • † A. multispira (Curry, 1982)[4]
  • Currylimacina Janssen, 2003[3][4]
    • C. cossmanni (Curry, 1981) - type species of the genus[3]
  • Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835[3][4] - Heliconoides may be split into various separate genera.[4]
    • † H. auriformis (Curry, 1982)[4]
    • † H. daguini Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010[4]
    • † H. hospes (Rolle, 1861)[4]
    • (recent) H. inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1836)[4] - type species of the genus[4] = Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836)
    • † H. linneensis Janssen, 2008[4]
    • † H. mercinensis (Watelet & Lefèvre, 1885)[5]
    • † H. merlei Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010[4]
    • † H. mermuysi Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010[4]
    • † H. nemoris (Curry, 1965)[4]
    • † H. paula (Curry, 1982)[4]
    • † H. pyrenaica Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010[4]
    • † H. sondaari Janssen, 2007[6]
    • † H. tertiaria (Tate, 1887)[4]
  • Limacina Bosc, 1817[3] - type genus of the family Limacinidae[2]
  • Striolimacina Janssen, 1999[3][6]
    • † S. andaensis Janssen, 2007[6]
    • † S. imitans (Gabb, 1873) - type species of the genus Striolimacina[6]
  • Skaptotion Curry, 1965
  • Thielea
    • (recent) T. procera Strebel, 1908 = helicoides (Jeffreys, 1877) - Thielea procera is the type species of the genus.[3]
  • new genus?[3]
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Embolus Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
  • Heterofusus Fleming, 1823; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • Lornia Marwick, 1926; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • Munthea van der Spoel, 1967; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • † Plotophysops Curry, 1982; synonym of † Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966
  • Polloneria Sulliotti, 1888: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
  • Protomedea O. G. Costa, 1861; synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
  • Scaea Philippi, 1844: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • Spiratella Blainville, 1817: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • Spirialis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • Thilea; synonym of Thielea Strebel, 1908

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Limacinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=13704 on 2012-07-18
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Janssen A. W. (2003). "Notes on the systematics, morphology and biostratigraphy of fossil holoplanktonic Mollusca, 13. Considerations on a subdivision of Thecosomata, with the emphasis on genus group classification of Limacinidae". Cainozoic Research 2(1-2): 163-170. PDF Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Cahuzac B. & Janssen A. W. (2010). "Eocene to Miocene holoplanktonic Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the Aquitaine Basin, southwest France". Scripta Geologica 141: http://www.scriptageologica.nl/10/nr141/a01 Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Janssen A. W. (2010). "Pteropods (Mollusca, Euthecosomata) from the Early Eocene of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)". Scripta Geologica 07 http://www.scriptageologica.nl/10/nr007/a09 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b c d Janssen A. W. (2007). "Holoplanktonic Mollusca (Gastropoda: Pterotracheoidea, Janthinoidea, Thecosomata and Gymnosomata) from the Pliocene of Pangasinan (Luzon, Philippines)". Scripta Geologica 137 http://www.scriptageologica.nl/07/nr135/a02 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine

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