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Limopsis minima

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Limopsis minima Sowerby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciesminimaSowerby 1824

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.

Limopsis minima Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Limopsis minima (204056 204059 204064)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Limopsis minima (96187)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Limopsis minima (96147 96150 96160)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Limopsis minima (96154 96166 96168 96185 96189)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Limopsis minima (96157 96162 96175 96178)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Limopsis minima (96146)