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Limopsis

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Limopsis
Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent
Limopsis aurita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Limopsidae
Genus: Limopsis
Sasso, 1827
Type species
Arca aurita
Brocchi, 1814
Synonyms[1]
  • Axinea (Limopsis) Sasso, 1837
  • †Cnisma Mayer[-Eymar], 1868
  • Felicia Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
  • Glycilima Iredale, 1931
  • Limopsis (Felicia) Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
  • Limopsis (Glycilima) Iredale, 1931
  • Limopsis (Limopsis) Sasso, 1827
  • Limopsis (Limopsista) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
  • Limopsis (Loringella) Iredale, 1929
  • Limopsis (Oliveropsis) M. Huber, 2010
  • Limopsis (Pectunculina) A. d'Orbigny, 1844
  • Limopsis (Phrynelima) Iredale, 1929
  • Limopsis (Senectidens) Iredale, 1931
  • Limopsis (Versipella) Iredale, 1931
  • †Limopsista H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
  • Loringella Iredale, 1929
  • Pectunculina A. d'Orbigny, 1844
  • †Pectunculus (Cnisma) Mayer[-Eymar], 1868
  • Phrynelima Iredale, 1929
  • Senectidens Iredale, 1931
  • Trigonocaelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835
  • Trigonocelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835
  • Trigonocoelia Nyst & Galeotti, 1835
  • Versipella Iredale, 1931

Limopsis is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limopsidae.[2]

Taxonomy

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The genus was first described by Agostino Sasso in 1827.[3]

Distribution

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The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2] The earliest known fossils in the genus date to the Jurassic, and have been found in France, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom.[4]

Species

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Species within the genus Limopsis include:[1]