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Limnius
Insecta - Coleoptera - Elmidae
Taxonomy
Limnius was named by Illiger (1802). It is extant. Its type is Dytiscus volckmari.
It was assigned to Elmidae by Theobald (1937); and to Elmina by Bouchard et al. (2011), Kobayashi et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Elmidae by Theobald (1937); and to Elmina by Bouchard et al. (2011), Kobayashi et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Limnius Illiger p. 297 |
| 1937 | Limnius Theobald p. 284 |
| 2011 | Limnius Bouchard et al. |
| 2021 | Limnius Kobayashi et al. |
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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. Limnius Illiger 1802
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Limnius opacus Muller 1806
Limnius volckmari Panzer 1793
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | L. volckmari (168264 168265 168266 168267 168269 168270 168271 168272 168273) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Warwickshire) | L. volkmari (169389 169392) L. volkmari, L. opacus (169391) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | L. volkmari (164903) |