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Limicolaria

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Achatinidae

Taxonomy
Limicolaria was named by Schumacher (1817).

It was reranked as Achatina (Limicolaria) by Smith (1880).

It was assigned to Achatina by Smith (1880); and to Achatinidae by Neubert and van Damme (2012).

Species
L. martensiana, L. omanensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. cailliaudi, L. saturata
Entered
by M. Krause (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2015-07-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Limicolaria Schumacher
1880Achatina (Limicolaria) Smith
2012Limicolaria Neubert and van Damme

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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)
suborderAchatininaSchileyko 1979
superfamilyAchatinoideaSwainson 1840
familyAchatinidaeSwainson 1840
genusLimicolariaSchumacher 1817

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. †Limicolaria Schumacher 1817
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Limicolaria omanensis Neubert and van Damme 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Oman L. omanensis (171343)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda L. sp. (28441 192070)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya L. sp. (27856 27857 27858 38060)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Limicolaria indet. (22071 22077 22081)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Limicolaria indet. (21974)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa L. saturata (22074)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Limicolaria indet. (21970)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa L. martensiana (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa L. saturata (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan L. cailliaudi (208786 208787)