ERMS name details
Limopsis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †
140255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140255)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Species
- Variety Limopsis minuta var. angusta Jeffreys, 1879 accepted as Limopsis angusta Jeffreys, 1879
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pectunculus minutus R. A. Philippi, 1836 †) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 63; pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 63; pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
Note Palermo, Sicily (Plio-Pleistocene fossil)
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Type locality Palermo, Sicily (Plio-Pleistocene fossil) [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Bay of Biscay to Morocco, also in the Canary Islands and the Azores; doubtful occurrence in the...
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Bay of Biscay to Morocco, also in the Canary Islands and the Azores; doubtful occurrence in the Mediterranean where collected valves are probably all fossil. Western Atlantic from Newfoundland to the Caribbean.
Gorringe, Ampère, Josephine and Seine seamounts, common in 270-1360 m; Great Meteor, Hyères, Irving, Plato and Atlantis seamounts, common in 420-1000 m.
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Gorringe, Ampère, Josephine and Seine seamounts, common in 270-1360 m; Great Meteor, Hyères, Irving, Plato and Atlantis seamounts, common in 420-1000 m.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limopsis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140255 on 2025-05-18
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Limopsis minuta (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140255 on 2025-05-18
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(of Pectunculus minutus R. A. Philippi, 1836 †) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 63; pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in RoR) [details]
page(s): 63; pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in RoR) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology Type of larval development: short planktonic (non-planktotrophic) inferred from prodissoconch morphology (Malchus & Warén, 2005) [details]Diagnosis Shell small, up to 10 mm in height, solid, oval in shape but markedly oblique, relatively inflated, with dorsal margin nearly straight. Umbo slightly anterior, small but prominent. Ligament small, in a triangular resilifer below the umbo. Sculpture of flat comarginal cords, much wider than the interspaces, and fine radial striae, giving a reticulated appearance on the outside of the valves. Hinge narrow, slightly bent, with 5-6 teeth on each side. Inner margin of valves with indistinct crenulations, more marked on the antero-ventral margin, on the posterior side there are 2 or 3 internal ribs that run from the umbo to the postero-ventral margin. Exterior dirty white. Periostracum forming yellowish-brown, hairy projections which are arranged radially, becoming more dense and longer towards the postero-ventral part. [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from Bay of Biscay to Morocco, also in the Canary Islands and the Azores; doubtful occurrence in the Mediterranean where collected valves are probably all fossil. Western Atlantic from Newfoundland to the Caribbean.
Gorringe, Ampère, Josephine and Seine seamounts, common in 270-1360 m; Great Meteor, Hyères, Irving, Plato and Atlantis seamounts, common in 420-1000 m.
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Type locality Palermo, Sicily (Plio-Pleistocene fossil) [details]
