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Limax

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Limacidae

Taxonomy
Limax was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type genus of Limacidae.

It was assigned to Limacidae by Harzhauser and Kowalke (2002), Binder (2004).

Species
L. fossilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. crassa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Limax Linnaeus
2002Limax Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 76
2004Limax Binder p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderLimacoidei
superfamilyLimacoideaLamarck 1801
familyLimacidaeLamarck 1801
genusLimaxLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Limax Linnaeus 1758
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†Limax fossilis Sacco 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:21:47
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:21:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 16.90000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Greece (Lesvos) L. sp. (186558)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Switzerland (Aargau) L. sp. (201974)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Serbia (Serbia) L. crassa (39714)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria L. sp. (231081)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) L. sp. (34615)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (44977 45598 45602 45612)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany L. sp. (231110)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (48471)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Switzerland (Aargau) L. sp. (201976)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (45603)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) L. sp. (38137)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Hungary (Nograd) L. crassus (167497 167509)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria L. sp. (77428 175587)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) L. sp. (46277)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Central Anatolia) L. crassissimus (37186)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria L. spp. (231088)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Austria L. spp. (231090)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Niederoesterreich) L. spp. (32649 231092)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) L. sp. (32189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') L. sp. (174455)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) L. fossilis (172910 172912 172914 172915 172916 199859 199860)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy L. fossilis (172917 172924 172925)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Tuscany) L. sp. (51778)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117France (Haute-Normandie Region) L. sp. (36426)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) L. sp. (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Normandie Region) L. sp. (36390 36391)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Abruzzo) L. sp. (68337)