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Limopsis (Limopsis)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy

Limopsis (Limopsis) was named by Sassi (1827). It is extant.

It was assigned to Limopsis by Sassi (1827), Fleming (1966), Dockery (1982), Moore (1983), Covacevich and Frassinetti (1986) and Maxwell (1992).

Subtaxa

Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita, Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki, Limopsis (Limopsis) marysvillensis, Limopsis (Limopsis) retifera, Limopsis (Limopsis) waihaoensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

Limopsis anomala, Limopsis aradasii, Limopsis campa, Limopsis dolomitica, Limopsis helenae, Limopsis helenae, Limopsis ludbrookae, Limopsis maggae, Limopsis meeki, Limopsis microps, Limopsis osawanoensis, Limopsis perbrevis, Limopsis ravni, Limopsis reticulifera, Limopsis tajimae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1827	Limopsis (Limopsis) Sassi
1966	Limopsis (Limopsis) Fleming p. 19
1982	Limopsis (Limopsis) Dockery p. 36
1983	Limopsis (Limopsis) Moore p. A49
1986	Limopsis (Limopsis) Covacevich and Frassinetti p. 39
1992	Limopsis (Limopsis) Maxwell

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Arcioni	Gray 1854
order	Arcida	(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamily	Limopsoidea	Dall 1895
family	Limopsidae	Dall 1895
genus	Limopsis	Sassi 1827
subgenus	Limopsis	Sassi 1827

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.

Subg. Limopsis (Limopsis) Sassi 1827

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Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita Brocchi 1814

†Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki Marwick 1931

†Limopsis (Limopsis) marysvillensis Dickerson 1913

†Limopsis (Limopsis) retifera Marwick 1931

†Limopsis (Limopsis) waihaoensis Allan 1926

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 189.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (86 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Germany	Limopsis sp. (23815 23816 23817 23844)
Spinatum	189.6 - 183.0	Germany	Limopsis quenstedti (126569) Limopsis quenstedti, Limopsis sp. (159446)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Poland	Limopsis rhomboidalis, Limopsis sacheri, Limopsis helenae (27822)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	USA (California)	Glycimeris marysvillensis (122337)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	New Zealand (Canterbury)	Limopsis waihaoensis (45037 45041)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Denmark (Jutland)	Limopsis aurita (9176)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Australia (Victoria)	Limopsis aurita (176279)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Denmark	Limopsis aurita (111472 111473 111475)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Denmark (Jylland)	Limopsis aurita (9170)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.03 - 15.97	Germany	Limopsis aurita (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	Limopsis aurita (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene	23.03 - 11.608	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	Limopsis aurita (62884)
Miocene	23.03 - 5.333	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	Limopsis aurita (62899 62903 62929 62931 62932 62933 62934 62935 62936 62939 62940 62941 62943 62944 62952 62953 62955 62957 62958 62959 62960 62961)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Germany	Limopsis aurita (111599)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Chile	Limopsis sp. (78524)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Italy	Limopsis aurita (178108)
Langhian - Serravallian	15.97 - 11.62	Netherlands	Limopsis aurita (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	Limopsis aurita (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62879 62880 62881 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Australia (Victoria)	Limopsis aurita (72209)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Denmark	Limopsis aurita (98312)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Italy (Livorno)	Limopsis aurita (173989)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Belgium	Limopsis aurita (86802)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Spain	Limopsis aurita (71910)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	United Kingdom (England)	Limopsis aurita (84763)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Spain	Limopsis aurita (71909 71911 71912 71913 71914)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Italy (Livorno)	Limopsis aurita (173663)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Japan	Limopsis tokaiensis (97028)