MolluscaBase - Limecola T. Brown, 1844

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Limecola T. Brown, 1844

AphiaID

715043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:715043)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (unavailable name: introduced in synonymy)

Accepted name

Macoma Leach, 1819

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Limecola solidula T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Macominae Olsson, 1961

Original name

Limecola T. Brown, 1844

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Species Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Limecola contabulata (Deshayes, 1855) accepted as Macoma contabulata (Deshayes, 1855)
Species Limecola petalum (Valenciennes, 1821) accepted as Macoma petalum (Valenciennes, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limecola solidula T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Brown, T. (1837-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart. i-xiii, 1-144, errata 1 pp., pls 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limecola T. Brown, 1844. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715043 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2013-01-09 10:55:50Z

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Sartori, André F.

2013-03-31 09:47:20Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2014-01-21 13:53:59Z

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Gofas, Serge

2016-06-12 07:47:41Z

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Sartori, André F.

2019-03-22 19:47:22Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2021-12-07 08:18:49Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description Brown, T. (1837-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart. i-xiii, 1-144, errata 1 pp., pls 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]

status source Nielsen, J.K. (2021). Macoma Leach, 1819 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Tellinidae): the unavailability of Limecola Brown, 1844, and Limicola Leach, 1852. Zootaxa. 5052(4): 579-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.7 [details]

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