MolluscaBase - Limnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829

MolluscaBase name details

Limnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829

AphiaID

1444883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1444883)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (a junior synonym)

Accepted name

Ladislavella elodes (Say, 1821)

Rank

Species

Parent

Limnaeus C. Pfeiffer, 1821 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Lymnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Lymnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829) Say T. (1829). Descriptions of some new terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge; containing hints to the youth of the U. States, from the School of Industry. 2(16): 244-246 [12 August 1829].
page(s): 244 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1444883 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-06-29 09:24:06Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (2)

original description (of Lymnaeus attenuatus Say, 1829) Say T. (1829). Descriptions of some new terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge; containing hints to the youth of the U. States, from the School of Industry. 2(16): 244-246 [12 August 1829].
page(s): 244 [details]

basis of record Küster, H. C. (1862-1863). Die Gattungen Limnaeus, Amphipeplea, Chilina, Isidora und Physopsis. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. 1, Abt. 17B: 1-24 [1862, Lief. 180]; pls 1-5 [1862, Lief. 181]; 25-48, pls 6-11 [1862, Lief. 182]; 49-77, pl. 12 [1863, Lief. 184]. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52392502
page(s): 39, pl. 7, fig. 8 [details]