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Limecola T. Brown, 1844
715043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:715043)
unaccepted (unavailable name: introduced in synonymy)
Genus
Limecola solidula T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
- Species Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Limecola contabulata (Deshayes, 1855) accepted as Macoma contabulata (Deshayes, 1855)
- Species Limecola petalum (Valenciennes, 1821) accepted as Macoma petalum (Valenciennes, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Limecola solidula T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brown, T. (1837-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart. i-xiii, 1-144, errata 1 pp., pls 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]
page(s): 101 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limecola T. Brown, 1844. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715043 on 2025-09-12
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Brown, T. (1837-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart. i-xiii, 1-144, errata 1 pp., pls 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]
status source Nielsen, J.K. (2021). <i>Macoma</i> Leach, 1819 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Tellinidae): the unavailability of <i>Limecola</i> Brown, 1844, and <i>Limicola</i> Leach, 1852. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5052(4): 579-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.7 [details]
page(s): 101 [details]
status source Nielsen, J.K. (2021). <i>Macoma</i> Leach, 1819 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Tellinidae): the unavailability of <i>Limecola</i> Brown, 1844, and <i>Limicola</i> Leach, 1852. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5052(4): 579-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.7 [details]
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