IRMNG - Limax Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG taxon details

Limax Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG_ID

1291276 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1291276)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Limacidae Batsch, 1789

Synonymised names

Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008 · unaccepted

Liman Sowerby, 1923 · unaccepted

Limar Hazay, 1881 · unaccepted

Limax Férussac, 1819 · unaccepted

Limoz Blainville, 1823 · unaccepted

Linax Germain, 1911 · unaccepted

Lumaca Férussac, 1823 · unaccepted

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Species Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758
Species Limax bicolor Selenka, 1865
Species Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Limax gagates Draparnaud, 1801
Species Limax laeve Müller, 1774
Species Limax legrandi Tate, 1881
Species Limax marginatus Muller, 1774
Species Limax maurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Species Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Limax megalodontes Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Species Limax nyctelius Bourguignat, 1861
Species Limax olivaceus Gould, 1852
Species Limax pectinatus Selenka, 1865
Species Limax queenslandicus Hedley, 1888
Species Limax reticulatus Müller, 1774
Species Limax valentianus Férussac, 1823
Species Limax crenata Martyn, 1786 accepted as Amphibola crenata (Martyn, 1786) accepted as Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Limax papillosus Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761)
Species Limax tergipes Forskäl, 1775 accepted as Tergipes tergipes (Forskål, 1775)
Species Limax tetraquetra Pallas, 1788 accepted as Tochuina tetraquetra (Pallas, 1788)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 562 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Limax Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291276 on 2024-12-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

changed

db_admin

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 562 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source as per included species [details]

original description (of Limoz Blainville, 1823) Dict. Sci. Nat., 26
page(s): 415 [details]

original description (of Lumaca Férussac, 1823) H. N. g. et p. Moll., 2 (1), Suppl. Limaces, 96?. [details]

original description (of Limax Férussac, 1819) H. N. g. et p. Moll., 2 (1)
page(s): 50 [details]

original description (of Linax Germain, 1911) Bull. Délégation en Perse, fasc. 2
page(s): 41 [details]

original description (of Liman Sowerby, 1923) Naturalist's Holiday by the Sea
page(s): 236 [details]

original description (of Limar Hazay, 1881) Malak. Bl., (N. F.) 3
page(s): 179 [details]

original description (of Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008) Article title: [Limax (Brachylimax n. subg.) giovannellae n. sp., a sexual biologically defined subgenus and a new species from the Julian Alps (Gastropoda: Limacidae).] [details]

original description (of Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008) Club Conchylia Informationen 39.
page(s): 11 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008)
To WoRMS