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Taxonomy
Limatula was named by Wood (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m R]. It is extant. Its type is Pecten subauriculata.
It was reranked as Radula (Limatula) by Stoliczka (1871); it was reranked as Lima (Limatula) by Wilckens (1910) and Popenoe (1937).
It was assigned to Radula by Stoliczka (1871); to Lima by Wilckens (1910) and Popenoe (1937); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Limatulinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Moore (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Maxwell (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Wienrich (1999), Todd (2001), Marquet (2002), Spencer et al. (2004), El Qot (2006), Robinson and Lee (2011) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was reranked as Radula (Limatula) by Stoliczka (1871); it was reranked as Lima (Limatula) by Wilckens (1910) and Popenoe (1937).
It was assigned to Radula by Stoliczka (1871); to Lima by Wilckens (1910) and Popenoe (1937); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Limatulinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Moore (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Maxwell (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Wienrich (1999), Todd (2001), Marquet (2002), Spencer et al. (2004), El Qot (2006), Robinson and Lee (2011) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species
Lima (Limatula) childerhosei, Lima (Limatula) consobrina, Lima (Limatula) elliptica, Lima (Limatula) erecta, Lima (Limatula) pichleri, Lima (Limatula) suciensis, Lima (Limatula) turgidula, Lima (Limatula) woodsi, L. (Limatula), L. (Limatuletta), L. (Stabilima), L. acutilineata, L. asymbleta, L. cerealis, L. covacevichi, L. deceptionensis, L. decussata, L. gerardi, L. jeffreysiana, L. ovata, L. persimilis, L. ponderi, L. punctatilla, L. shanglanensis, L. siligo, L. strangei, L. subaequilateralis, L. tadena, L. trulla
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1839 | Limatula Wood |
| 1871 | Radula (Limatula) Stoliczka |
| 1910 | Lima (Limatula) Wilckens pp. 16-17 |
| 1937 | Lima (Limatula) Popenoe p. 381 |
| 1980 | Limatula Vokes p. 61 |
| 1982 | Limatula Woodring p. 605 |
| 1987 | Limatula Moore p. C17 |
| 1990 | Limatula Beu et al. p. 396 |
| 1992 | Limatula Lamprell and Whitehead p. 38 |
| 1992 | Limatula Maxwell pp. 68, 69 |
| 1999 | Limatula Wienrich p. 222 |
| 2001 | Limatula Todd |
| 2002 | Limatula Marquet |
| 2002 | Limatula Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Limatula Spencer et al. |
| 2006 | Limatula El Qot p. 34 |
| 2010 | Limatula Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Limatula Robinson and Lee p. 142 |
| 2014 | Limatula Ros-Franch 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. Limatula Wood 1839
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†Lima (Limatula) childerhosei McLearn 1941
†Lima (Limatula) consobrina d'Orbigny 1845
†Lima (Limatula) elliptica Whiteaves 1861
†Lima (Limatula) erecta Meek 1877
†Lima (Limatula) pichleri Bittner 1895
†Lima (Limatula) suciensis Whiteaves 1903
†Lima (Limatula) turgidula White 1887
†Lima (Limatula) woodsi Suter 1921
Subg. Limatula (Limatula) Wood 1839
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Limatula (Limatula) acherontis Fleming 1978
Limatula (Limatula) attenuata Dall 1916
Limatula (Limatula) maoria Finlay 1926
Limatula (Limatula) powelli Fleming 1978
Limatula (Limatula) raoulica Fleming 1978
Limatula (Limatula) saturna Bernard 1978
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Invalid names: Limatula californica Bernard 1988 [synonym], Limatula macleani Bernard 1988 [synonym]
Limatula (Limatula) vigilis Fleming 1978
Subg. Limatula (Limatuletta) Fleming 1978
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Limatula (Limatuletta) aupouria Powell 1937
Limatula (Limatuletta) delli Fleming 1978
Limatula (Limatuletta) insularis Oliver 1915
†Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica colmani Fleming 1978
Limatula (Limatuletta) spinulosa Fleming 1978
Subg. Limatula (Stabilima) Iredale 1939
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Limatula (Stabilima) oliveri Powell 1958
†Limatula (Stabilima) tensa Iredale 1939
Stabilima tadeana Iredale 1939
†Limatula (Stabilima) jeffreysiana iredalei Fleming 1978
†Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858
†Limatula asymbleta Woodring 1982
†Limatula cerealis Douglas and Arkell 1932
†Limatula covacevichi Frassinetti 1997
†Limatula deceptionensis Preston 1916
†Limatula decussata Goldfuss 1835
†Limatula gerardi Vincent 1927
†Limatula jeffreysiana Tate 1885
†Limatula ovata Wood 1839
†Limatula persimilis Stoliczka 1871
†Limatula ponderi Fleming 1978
†Limatula punctatilla Lycett 1863
†Limatula shanglanensis Guo 1985
†Limatula siligo Fleming 1978
†Limatula strangei Sowerby 1872
†Limatula subaequilateralis d'Orbigny 1847
†Limatula tadena Iredale 1939
†Limatula trulla Marwick 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| valve height | 3 | 9.50 | 5.21 | 19.6 | 8.39 | 7.56 |
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Holocene or 303.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 298.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 298.9 Ma
Collections (384 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasimovian - Gzhelian | USA (Utah) | L. sp. (39993 39994) | |
| Gzhelian | USA (Utah) | L. sp. (39917 39922) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Greece | L. sp. (64171) | |
| Anisian | China (Yunnan) | L. shanglanensis (98536) | |
| Ladinian - Carnian | Austria | Lima pichleri (202351) | |
| Carnian | New Zealand | Lima pichleri (201943) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Japan (Yamaguchi) | L. asoensis (40179) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | Canada (British Columbia) | Lima childerhosei (204756) | |
| Norian | Colombia (Tolima) | L. sp. (101058) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Nevada) | L. sp. (210697) | |
| Rhaetian | Italy | L. tadinii (38167 38168) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | New Zealand | L. sp. (50762) | |
| Pliensbachian | New Zealand | L. sp. (50763) | |
| Toarcian | China (Tibet) | L. sp. (201839) | |
| Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | L. gibbosa (204099) | |
| Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian | France | L. cerealis (9138) | |
| Bajocian | Poland | L. gibbosa (125161) | |
| Bajocian | Romania | L. cerealis (122235 122241) | |
| Bathonian | France | L. gibbosa (38738) | |
| Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | L. gibbosa (36551) | |