North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Limopsis Sasso, 1827

Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs)

AphiaID

138132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138132)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Arca aurita Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814) (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Limopsidae Dall, 1895

Parent

Limopsidae Dall, 1895

Original name

Limopsis Sasso, 1827

Direct children (22)

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Species Limopsis angusta Jeffreys, 1879
Species Limopsis anomala (Eichwald, 1830) †
Species Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Species Limopsis sulcata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
Species Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Species Limopsis tenuis G. Seguenza, 1876
Subgenus Limopsis (Aspalima) Iredale, 1929 accepted as Aspalima Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) cristata Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Aspalima cristata (Jeffreys, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Limopsis (Aspalima) friedbergi Glibert & van de Poel, 1965 accepted as Aspalima friedbergi (Glibert & van de Poel, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Limopsis (Oblimopa) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Oblimopa Iredale, 1939 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Limopsis (Oblimopa) multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Limopsis (Paracratis) M. Huber, 2010 accepted as Paracratis M. Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Limopsis (Paracratis) minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † accepted as Paracratis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †
Species Limopsis affinis A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Aspalima affinis (A. E. Verrill, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis borealis Jeffreys, 1869 accepted as Paracratis borealis (Jeffreys, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis cristata Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Aspalima cristata (Jeffreys, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis friedbergi Glibert & van de Poel, 1965 accepted as Aspalima friedbergi (Glibert & van de Poel, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † accepted as Paracratis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Limopsis pelagica E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
Species Limopsis pellucida Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Crenella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1859)
Species Limopsis sebastianoi Cecalupo, 1995 accepted as Limea clandestina (C. Salas, 1994)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 476 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2026-07-23

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Limopsis Sasso, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138132 on 2026-07-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2012-07-13 21:57:18Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-07-25 19:26:35Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2020-11-25 06:47:49Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-02-22 18:14:16Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2026-05-18 10:22:24Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Sasso, A. (1827). Saggio geologico sopra il Bacino terziario di Albenga. Giornale Ligustico di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 1(5): 467–484 [spelling as "Sassi" is in error], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9392003
page(s): 476 [details]

additional source Malchus N. & Warén A. 2005. Shell and hinge morphology of juvenile Limopsis (Bivalvia: Arcoida) - implications for limopsid evolution. Marine Biology Research 1(5): 350-364, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000500384100 [details]

additional source Janssen, R. (2015). A review of the Oligocene Limopsidae of the North Sea Basin (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Geologica Saxonica. 61 (1): 7-33., available online at https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/02_geologica-saxonica61-1_2015_janssen.pdf [details] Available for editors

additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 137 [details]

additional source Nicol, D. (1967). How to distinguish between Limopsis and Glycymeris. The Nautilus. 81(2): 45-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528062 [details]

additional source Oliver, G.; Allen, J. A. (1980). The functional and adaptative morphology of deep-sea species of the family Limopsidae (Bivalvia: Arcoida) from the Atlantic. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B: Biological Sciences,. 291(1045): 45-125., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1980.0128 [details]

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]