• Source: Limacinidae

The Limacinidae are a family of small sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata (sea butterflies).




Genera


Genera within the family Limacinidae include:

Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966 - synonym: Plotophysops Curry, 1982
† A. elongatoidea (Aldrich, 1887) - type species of the genus Altaspiratella
† A. bearnensis (Curry, 1982)
† A. multispira (Curry, 1982)
Currylimacina Janssen, 2003
C. cossmanni (Curry, 1981) - type species of the genus
Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835 - Heliconoides may be split into various separate genera.
† H. auriformis (Curry, 1982)
† H. daguini Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
† H. hospes (Rolle, 1861)
(recent) H. inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1836) - type species of the genus = Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836)
† H. linneensis Janssen, 2008
† H. mercinensis (Watelet & Lefèvre, 1885)
† H. merlei Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
† H. mermuysi Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
† H. nemoris (Curry, 1965)
† H. paula (Curry, 1982)
† H. pyrenaica Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
† H. sondaari Janssen, 2007
† H. tertiaria (Tate, 1887)
Limacina Bosc, 1817 - type genus of the family Limacinidae
Striolimacina Janssen, 1999
† S. andaensis Janssen, 2007
† S. imitans (Gabb, 1873) - type species of the genus Striolimacina
Skaptotion Curry, 1965
Thielea
(recent) T. procera Strebel, 1908 = helicoides (Jeffreys, 1877) - Thielea procera is the type species of the genus.
new genus?
'Limacina' adornata Hodgkinson, 1992
Genera brought into synonymy

Embolus Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
Heterofusus Fleming, 1823; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
Lornia Marwick, 1926; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
Munthea van der Spoel, 1967; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
† Plotophysops Curry, 1982; synonym of † Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966
Polloneria Sulliotti, 1888: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
Protomedea O. G. Costa, 1861; synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835
Scaea Philippi, 1844: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
Spiratella Blainville, 1817: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
Spirialis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
Thilea; synonym of Thielea Strebel, 1908




References






Further reading



Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Limacinidae
• Sea butterfly
• Limacinoidea
• Pteropoda
• Limacina
• Sea angel
• Cavolinioidea
• Limacina helicina
• Limacina lesueurii
• Heliconoides inflatus