Lornia limata Marwick 1926 (snail)

Gastropoda - Thecosomata - Limacinidae

Alternative combination: Limacina limata

Full reference: J. Marwick. 1926. Molluscan fauna of the Waiarekan stage of the Oamaru Series. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 56:307-316

Belongs to Lornia according to J. Marwick 1926

See also Maxwell 1992

Sister taxa: Limacina (Striolimacina), Limacina bulimoides, Limacina conica, Limacina gormani, Limacina karasawai, Limacina mercinensis, Limacina pygmaea, Limacina trochiformis, Limacina valvatina, Limacina vegrandis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lorne, which is in a Kaiatan marine tuff in the Waiareka tuff Formation of New Zealand

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lorne

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