MolluscaBase - Limnopsis Yen, 1952 †

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Limnopsis Yen, 1952 †

AphiaID

1258273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258273)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Limnopsis jurassica Yen, 1952 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Otinidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855

Original name

Limnopsis Yen, 1952 †

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Species Limnopsis jurassica Yen, 1952 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Yen, T.-C. (1952). Molluscan Fauna of the Morrison Formation. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 233-B: 21-51.
page(s): 44 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limnopsis Yen, 1952 †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258273 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-06-04 10:31:20Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2018-07-09 20:58:41Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Notes (1)

original description Yen, T.-C. (1952). Molluscan Fauna of the Morrison Formation. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 233-B: 21-51.
page(s): 44 [details] Available for editors

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From editor or global species database

Classification Yen (1952) classified the genus in (marine!) Otinidae, which was doubted by Dayrat et al. (2011). [details]