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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), Maxwell (1992).

Subtaxa
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita, Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki, Limopsis (Limopsis) marysvillensis, Limopsis (Limopsis) retifera, Limopsis (Limopsis) waihaoensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Limopsis adamsiana, Limopsis alvidae, Limopsis alvildae, Limopsis amandae, Limopsis anomala, Limopsis anomala, Limopsis anomala, Limopsis anomala, Limopsis anomala, Limopsis anomale, Limopsis antarctica, Limopsis aradasi, Limopsis aradasi, Limopsis aradasii, Limopsis augustae, Limopsis aurita, Limopsis auritus, Limopsis awadi, Limopsis azumana, Limopsis beaumariensis, Limopsis calvus, Limopsis campa, Limopsis coemani, Limopsis compressa, Limopsis costulata, Limopsis crenata, Limopsis cumingii, Limopsis dejaeri, Limopsis depressa, Limopsis dolomitica, Limopsis eucosmus, Limopsis forskali, Limopsis forteradiata, Limopsis granulata, Limopsis granulata, Limopsis helenae, Limopsis helenae, Limopsis jamaicensis, Limopsis jamaicensis, Limopsis kogata, Limopsis lamellata, Limopsis ludbrookae, Limopsis maccoyi, Limopsis magdae, Limopsis maggae, Limopsis meeki, Limopsis microps, Limopsis minuscula, Limopsis minuscula, Limopsis minuta, Limopsis minuta, Limopsis misjae, Limopsis nanae, Limopsis nummiformis, Limopsis oblonga, Limopsis osawanoensis, Limopsis ovalis, Limopsis ovalis, Limopsis parva, Limopsis parvula, Limopsis perbrevis, Limopsis phacomorpha, Limopsis quenstedti, Limopsis quihi, Limopsis ravni, Limopsis recisa, Limopsis reticulifera, Limopsis rhomboidalis, Limopsis rhomboidalis, Limopsis rink, Limopsis rupestris, Limopsis rvonderhotchi, Limopsis sacheri, Limopsis sacheri, Limopsis scalaris, Limopsis shimonadensis, Limopsis skinoshitai, Limopsis subangularis, Limopsis subangularis, Limopsis subgranulata, Limopsis tajimae, Limopsis teresitae, Limopsis tokaiensis, Limopsis tokaiensis, Limopsis triangularis, Limopsis vilmae, Limopsis vixornata, Limopsis yokoyamai, Limopsis zelandica, Limopsis zonalis

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

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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
subgenusLimopsisSassi 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) cooki Marwick 1931
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 192.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 184.2 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany Limopsis sp. (23815 23816 23817 23844)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany Limopsis quenstedti (126569) Limopsis quenstedti, Limopsis sp. (159446)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Limopsis rhomboidalis, Limopsis sacheri, Limopsis helenae (27822)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Glycimeris marysvillensis (122337) Limopsis marysvillensis (78722)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Limopsis waihaoensis (45037 45041)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark (Jylland) Limopsis aurita (9170)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark (Jutland) Limopsis aurita (9176)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Limopsis aurita (176279)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Limopsis aurita (111472 111473 111475)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Germany Limopsis aurita (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Limopsis aurita (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Limopsis aurita (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (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)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Limopsis aurita (111599)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Limopsis sp. (78524)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Limopsis aurita (178108)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Limopsis aurita (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (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 Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Limopsis aurita (72209)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Limopsis aurita (98312)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Livorno) Limopsis aurita (173989)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Limopsis aurita (71910)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Limopsis aurita (84763)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Limopsis aurita (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Limopsis aurita (71909 71911 71912 71913 71914)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Limopsis aurita (173663)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan Limopsis tokaiensis (97028)