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Limacinae Batsch, 1789
994986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994986)
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Subfamily
- Genus Ambigolimax Pollonera, 1887
- Genus Bielzia Clessin, 1887
- Genus Caspilimax P. Hesse, 1926
- Genus Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Lehmannia Heynemann, 1863
- Genus Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Malacolimax Malm, 1868
- Genus Svanetia P. Hesse, 1926
- Genus Turcomilax Simroth, 1902
- Genus Weltersia Fo. Giusti, Lesicki, Benocci, Pieńkowska & Manganelli, 2021
- Genus Plectrophorus A. Férussac, 1819 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Caucasolimax I. M. Likharev & Wiktor, 1980 accepted as Svanetia P. Hesse, 1926 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Chromolimax Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Eulimax Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Frauenfeldia Hazay, 1884 accepted as Bielzia Clessin, 1887
- Genus Gestroa Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Heynemannia Malm, 1868 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Invalid: junior objective synonym of Limax)
- Genus Kasperia Godwin-Austen, 1914 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Limacella Brard, 1815 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Limacopsis Simroth, 1888 accepted as Bielzia Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Macroheynemannia Simroth, 1888 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Monochroma Simroth, 1896 accepted as Gigantomilax (Monochroma) Simroth, 1896 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Opilolimax Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Plepticolimax Malm, 1868 accepted as Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Prolimax Simroth, 1906 accepted as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883 (junior synonym)
- Genus Pseudarion Germain, 1912 accepted as Gigantomilax (Monochroma) Simroth, 1896 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
- Genus Simrothia Clessin, 1884 accepted as Limacus Lehmann, 1864
- Genus Stabilea Pini, 1877 accepted as Limax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Vitrinoides Simroth, 1891 accepted as Gigantomilax (Vitrinoides) Simroth, 1891 represented as Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
(of Limacidae Batsch, 1789) Batsch A. J. G. C. (1789). <i>Versuch einer Anleitung, zur Kenntniß und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien, für akademische Vorlesungen entworfen, und mit den nöthigsten Abbildungen versehen.</i> Vol. 2. <i>Besondre Geschichte der Insekten, Gewürme und Mineralien.</i> Jena: Akademische Buchhandlung. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44299736
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Limacinae Batsch, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994986 on 2026-02-21
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(of Limacidae Batsch, 1789) Batsch A. J. G. C. (1789). <i>Versuch einer Anleitung, zur Kenntniß und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien, für akademische Vorlesungen entworfen, und mit den nöthigsten Abbildungen versehen.</i> Vol. 2. <i>Besondre Geschichte der Insekten, Gewürme und Mineralien.</i> Jena: Akademische Buchhandlung. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44299736
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record Hutchinson, J. M. C., Schlitt, B. & Reise, H. (2026). Ambigolimax, Lehmannia and other limacid slugs (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora); what their DNA tells us about phylogeny, taxonomy and phylogeography. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 92: eyaf031. [12 February]. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201
page(s): 140; note: Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 665; note: original spelling Limacina, established at the rank of family to contain the "snails" [Schnecken], including the genus Limax. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record Hutchinson, J. M. C., Schlitt, B. & Reise, H. (2026). Ambigolimax, Lehmannia and other limacid slugs (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora); what their DNA tells us about phylogeny, taxonomy and phylogeography. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 92: eyaf031. [12 February]. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201
page(s): 140; note: Name earlier attributed to Lamarck (1801: 62), but shown by Dubois & Bour (2010) to be attributable to Batsch. -inae [as subfamily Limacidia], Rafinesque (1815); -oidea, H. B. Baker (1956a: 132) [details] Available for editors
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