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Limax fossilis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Limacidae

Taxonomy
Limax fossilis was named by Sacco (1896).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. crassa, L. crassissimus, L. crassus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Limax fossilis Sacco

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderLimacoidei
superfamilyLimacoideaLamarck 1801
familyLimacidaeLamarck 1801
genusLimaxLinnaeus 1758
speciesfossilisSacco 1896

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.

†Limax fossilis Sacco 1896
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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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Limax fossilis (172910 172912 172914 172915 172916 199859 199860)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Limax fossilis (172917 172924 172925)