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Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839

138127  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138127)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Limida (Order)
  8. Limoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Limidae (Family)
  10. Limatula (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Limatula (Antarctolima) Habe, 1977 · alternative representation
Limatula (Limatula) S. V. Wood, 1839 · alternative representation
Limatula (Limatuletta) C. A. Fleming, 1978 · alternative representation
Limatula (Stabilima) Iredale, 1939 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Limatula abyssicola Okutani, 1962
  2. Species Limatula acherontis C. A. Fleming, 1978
  3. Species Limatula aequatorialis (Thiele, 1920)
  4. Species Limatula agulhasensis (Thiele, 1920)
  5. Species Limatula analoga (Watelet, 1868) †
  6. Species Limatula aphrodita Boone, 1928
  7. Species Limatula arcis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  8. Species Limatula attenuata Dall, 1916
  9. Species Limatula aupouria A. W. B. Powell, 1937
  10. Species Limatula bisecta J. A. Allen, 2004
  11. Species Limatula bismarckiana (Thiele, 1920)
  12. Species Limatula bullata (Born, 1778)
  13. Species Limatula bulloides (Lamarck, 1806) †
  14. Species Limatula ceciliaosorioae Gálvez & Wacquez, 2018
  15. Species Limatula celtica J. A. Allen, 2004
  16. Species Limatula ceylanica A. Adams, 1864
  17. Species Limatula chilensis Campusano, Ruz & Oliva, 2012
  18. Species Limatula choshiensis Kuroda & Habe, 1961
  19. Species Limatula coelestini P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
  20. Species Limatula colmani C. A. Fleming, 1978
  21. Species Limatula confusa (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  22. Species Limatula covacevichi Frassinetti, 1997 †
  23. Species Limatula craigensis C. A. Fleming, 1955 †
  24. Species Limatula crebresquamata (Tate, 1899) †
  25. Species Limatula deceptionensis Preston, 1916
  26. Species Limatula decussata (Münster, 1835) †
  27. Species Limatula delli C. A. Fleming, 1978
  28. Species Limatula demiradiata J. A. Allen, 2004
  29. Species Limatula densecostata (Thiele, 1920)
  30. Species Limatula domaneschii Oliveira & Absalão, 2008
  31. Species Limatula exigua (Thiele, 1920)
  32. Species Limatula exulans C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  33. Species Limatula ferraziana Quaglio & Anelli, 2008 †
  34. Species Limatula filatovae Okutani, 1975
  35. Species Limatula gagei C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  36. Species Limatula gibba (Jeffreys, 1876)
  37. Species Limatula gravinae Caldara, D'Alessandro & Di Geronimo, 1990 †
  38. Species Limatula gwyni (Sykes, 1903)
  39. Species Limatula hodgsoni (E. A. Smith, 1907)
  40. Species Limatula hyperborea A. S. Jensen, 1905
  41. Species Limatula impendens Kilburn, 1998
  42. Species Limatula ingolfiana A. S. Jensen, 1912
  43. Species Limatula insularis W. R. B. Oliver, 1915
  44. Species Limatula intercostulata Kilburn, 1998
  45. Species Limatula iredalei C. A. Fleming, 1978
  46. Species Limatula jacksonensis (Thiele, 1920)
  47. Species Limatula japonica A. Adams, 1864
  48. Species Limatula jeffreysi (P. Fischer, 1882)
  49. Species Limatula kinjoi Hayami & Kase, 1993
  50. Species Limatula kurodai Oyama, 1943
  51. Species Limatula laminifera (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  52. Species Limatula leptocarya (Melvill, 1898)
  53. Species Limatula louiseae A. H. Clarke, 1974
  54. Species Limatula maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926
  55. Species Limatula margaretae J. A. Allen, 2004
  56. Species Limatula maxwelli C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  57. Species Limatula morioria Marwick, 1928 †
  58. Species Limatula nippona Habe, 1960
  59. Species Limatula nodulosa A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
  60. Species Limatula oliveri A. W. B. Powell, 1958
  61. Species Limatula ovalis (Thiele, 1912)
  62. Species Limatula ponderi C. A. Fleming, 1978
  63. Species Limatula pontis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  64. Species Limatula powelli C. A. Fleming, 1978
  65. Species Limatula pusilla (H. Adams, 1871)
  66. Species Limatula raoulica C. A. Fleming, 1978
  67. Species Limatula regularis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
  68. Species Limatula sabulosa R. Casey, 1961 †
  69. Species Limatula sanfelixensis Zelaya, Güller & Bieler, 2024
  70. Species Limatula saturna F. R. Bernard, 1978
  71. Species Limatula setifera Dall, 1886
  72. Species Limatula siberutensis (Thiele, 1920)
  73. Species Limatula sibogai (Prashad, 1932)
  74. Species Limatula siligo C. A. Fleming, 1978
  75. Species Limatula similaris (Dall, 1908)
  76. Species Limatula similis (A. S. Jensen, 1912)
  77. Species Limatula simillima (Thiele, 1912)
  78. Species Limatula smithi J. A. Allen, 2004
  79. Species Limatula spinulosa C. A. Fleming, 1978
  80. Species Limatula strangei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
  81. Species Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808)
  82. Species Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1803) sensu Habe, 1958
  83. Species Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875)
  84. Species Limatula subtilis (E. A. Smith, 1895)
  85. Species Limatula suteri (Dall, 1908)
  86. Species Limatula tadena (Iredale, 1939)
  87. Species Limatula tensa (Iredale, 1939)
  88. Species Limatula tenuis (Deshayes, 1858) †
  89. Species Limatula textilis Z.-R. Wang, 1990
  90. Species Limatula thalassae J. A. Allen, 2004
  91. Species Limatula tombeckiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1847) †
  92. Species Limatula trulla Marwick, 1926 †
  93. Species Limatula vancouverensis F. R. Bernard, 1978
  94. Species Limatula vermicola Kilburn, 1975
  95. Species Limatula vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978
  96. Species Limatula vladivostokensis (Scarlato, 1955)
  97. Species Limatula waiaotea Laws, 1944 †
  98. Species Limatula waipipiensis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  99. Species Limatula waitahana C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  100. Species Limatula albatrossi "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  101. Species Limatula allobullata "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  102. Species Limatula allomaoria "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  103. Species Limatula andamensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  104. Species Limatula antipodensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  105. Species Limatula araucana "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  106. Species Limatula baliensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  107. Species Limatula bandensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  108. Species Limatula barbarensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 accepted as Limatula saturna F. R. Bernard, 1978 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  109. Species Limatula burmensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  110. Species Limatula cagayanensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  111. Species Limatula chorisetifera "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  112. Species Limatula cladosetifera "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  113. Species Limatula cochinensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  114. Species Limatula dubia "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  115. Species Limatula eltanini "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  116. Species Limatula galapagensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  117. Species Limatula guineensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  118. Species Limatula isoaequatorialis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  119. Species Limatula isobullata "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  120. Species Limatula isosubtilis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  121. Species Limatula jeffreysiana (Tate, 1885) † accepted as Stabilima jeffreysiana (Tate, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  122. Species Limatula keiensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  123. Species Limatula kerguelenensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  124. Species Limatula koreana "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  125. Species Limatula ludbrookae Buonaiuto, 1977 † accepted as Stabilima ludbrookae (Buonaiuto, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Limatula luzonensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  127. Species Limatula macmichaeli "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  128. Species Limatula macquariensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  129. Species Limatula madagascariensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  130. Species Limatula margaritata Bounaiuto, 1977 † accepted as Stabilima margaritata (Bounaiuto, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Limatula mindorensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  132. Species Limatula minuscula "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  133. Species Limatula neocaledonica "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  134. Species Limatula orri "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  135. Species Limatula pseudojeffreysi "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  136. Species Limatula pygmaea (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Limea pygmaea (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  137. Species Limatula siamilensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  138. Species Limatula stegeri "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  139. Species Limatula sulcata (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808)
  140. Species Limatula suluensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  141. Species Limatula surugensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 accepted as Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1803) sensu Habe, 1958 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  142. Species Limatula tawitawensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  143. Species Limatula thailandensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  144. Species Limatula thielei "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  145. Species Limatula tsiukensis "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  146. Species Limatula woodringi "Stuardo, 1968" Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  147. Subgenus Limatula (Antarctolima) Habe, 1977 represented as Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839
    1. Species Limatula (Antarctolima) crebresquamata (Tate, 1899) † represented as Limatula crebresquamata (Tate, 1899) †
    2. Species Limatula (Antarctolima) deceptionensis Preston, 1916 represented as Limatula deceptionensis Preston, 1916
    3. Species Limatula (Antarctolima) ferraziana Quaglio & Anelli, 2008 † represented as Limatula ferraziana Quaglio & Anelli, 2008 †
    4. Species Limatula (Antarctolima) hodgsoni (E. A. Smith, 1907) represented as Limatula hodgsoni (E. A. Smith, 1907)
    5. Species Limatula (Antarctolima) vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978
  148. Subgenus Limatula (Limatula) S. V. Wood, 1839 represented as Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839
    1. Species Limatula (Limatula) maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Limatula (Stabilima) maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Limatula maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926 (superseded combination)
    2. Species Limatula (Limatula) vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978 accepted as Limatula (Antarctolima) vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula vigilis C. A. Fleming, 1978 (superseded combination)
    3. Species Limatula (Limatula) acherontis C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula acherontis C. A. Fleming, 1978
    4. Species Limatula (Limatula) agulhasensis (Thiele, 1920) represented as Limatula agulhasensis (Thiele, 1920)
    5. Species Limatula (Limatula) arcis C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula arcis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
    6. Species Limatula (Limatula) ceciliaosorioae Gálvez & Wacquez, 2018 represented as Limatula ceciliaosorioae Gálvez & Wacquez, 2018
    7. Species Limatula (Limatula) chilensis Campusano, Ruz & Oliva, 2012 represented as Limatula chilensis Campusano, Ruz & Oliva, 2012
    8. Species Limatula (Limatula) craigensis C. A. Fleming, 1955 † represented as Limatula craigensis C. A. Fleming, 1955 †
    9. Species Limatula (Limatula) densecostata (Thiele, 1920) represented as Limatula densecostata (Thiele, 1920)
    10. Species Limatula (Limatula) exigua (Thiele, 1920) represented as Limatula exigua (Thiele, 1920)
    11. Species Limatula (Limatula) impendens Kilburn, 1998 represented as Limatula impendens Kilburn, 1998 (basionym)
    12. Species Limatula (Limatula) pontis C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula pontis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
    13. Species Limatula (Limatula) powelli C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula powelli C. A. Fleming, 1978
    14. Species Limatula (Limatula) saturna F. R. Bernard, 1978 represented as Limatula saturna F. R. Bernard, 1978
    15. Species Limatula (Limatula) similaris (Dall, 1908) represented as Limatula similaris (Dall, 1908)
    16. Species Limatula (Limatula) strangei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) represented as Limatula strangei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
    17. Species Limatula (Limatula) suteri (Dall, 1908) represented as Limatula suteri (Dall, 1908)
    18. Species Limatula (Limatula) trulla Marwick, 1926 † represented as Limatula trulla Marwick, 1926 †
    19. Species Limatula (Limatula) vermicola Kilburn, 1998 represented as Limatula vermicola Kilburn, 1975
  149. Subgenus Limatula (Limatuletta) C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839
    1. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) delli C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula delli C. A. Fleming, 1978
    2. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) intercostulata Kilburn, 1998 represented as Limatula intercostulata Kilburn, 1998 (basionym)
    3. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica A. Adams, 1864 represented as Limatula japonica A. Adams, 1864
    4. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) morioria Marwick, 1928 † represented as Limatula morioria Marwick, 1928 †
    5. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) spinulosa C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula spinulosa C. A. Fleming, 1978
    6. Species Limatula (Limatuletta) waitahana C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula waitahana C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  150. Subgenus Limatula (Stabilima) Iredale, 1939 represented as Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839
    1. Species Limatula (Stabilima) bullata (Born, 1778) represented as Limatula bullata (Born, 1778)
    2. Species Limatula (Stabilima) exulans C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula exulans C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
    3. Species Limatula (Stabilima) gagei C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula gagei C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
    4. Species Limatula (Stabilima) jeffreysiana (Tate, 1885) † represented as Limatula jeffreysiana (Tate, 1885) † accepted as Stabilima jeffreysiana (Tate, 1885) †
    5. Species Limatula (Stabilima) maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Limatula maoria H. J. Finlay, 1926
    6. Species Limatula (Stabilima) maxwelli C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula maxwelli C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
    7. Species Limatula (Stabilima) ponderi C. A. Fleming, 1978 represented as Limatula ponderi C. A. Fleming, 1978
    8. Species Limatula (Stabilima) strangei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) represented as Limatula strangei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
    9. Species Limatula (Stabilima) tadena (Iredale, 1939) represented as Limatula tadena (Iredale, 1939)
    10. Species Limatula (Stabilima) waiaotea Laws, 1944 † represented as Limatula waiaotea Laws, 1944 †
    11. Species Limatula (Stabilima) waipipiensis C. A. Fleming, 1978 † represented as Limatula waipipiensis C. A. Fleming, 1978 †
  151. Species Limatula chonioides Cossmann, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
(of ) Wood S. V. (1839). Descriptions of the species of the genus <i>Lima</i> from the Coralline Crag, in the cabinet of Searles Valentine Wood, late curator of the Geological Society of London. <em>Magazine of Natural History.</em> new ser., 3: 233-236., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2270235
page(s): 235 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138127 on 2025-04-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138127 on 2025-04-30
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2012-07-16 18:27:26Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-09-01 07:25:19Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-08-24 08:03:46Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description (of Stabilima Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635 [details] 

original description (of ) Wood S. V. (1839). Descriptions of the species of the genus <i>Lima</i> from the Coralline Crag, in the cabinet of Searles Valentine Wood, late curator of the Geological Society of London. <em>Magazine of Natural History.</em> new ser., 3: 233-236., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2270235
page(s): 235 [details] 

original description (of Limatula (Limatuletta) C. A. Fleming, 1978) Fleming, C. A. (1978). The bivalve mollusc genus Limatula: a list of described species and a review of living and fossil species in the southwest Pacific. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> 8: 17-91.
page(s): 73 [details] 

basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 103 [details] 

additional source Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 270 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kilburn R.N. (1998) The Limidae of South Africa and Mozambique (Mollusca: Bivalvia): genera <i>Limaria, Limatula, Divarilima, Ctenoides</i> and <i>Fukama</i>. <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i> 39: 203-247., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/39/1/AJA03040798_266
page(s): 218. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
 
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