WoRMS taxon details
Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
819991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:819991)
accepted
Species
Limacella unguiculus Brard, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limacus breckworthianus Lehmann, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax (Limacus) flavus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limax baeticus Mabille, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax bicolor Selenka, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1839 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax companyoi Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax deshayesi Bourguignat, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax ehrenbergii Bourguignat, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limax megalodontes Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax olivaceus A. Gould, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax retowskii Simroth, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax umbrosus R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted
Limax variegatus Draparnaud, 1801 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819991 on 2024-11-24
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original description
(of Limacus breckworthianus Lehmann, 1864) Lehmann, R. (1864). Neue Nacktschnecke aus Australien. Malakozoologische Blätter, 11: 145-149., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16080022 [details]
original description (of Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Limax variegatus Draparnaud, 1801) Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). <i>Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France</i>. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28587765
page(s): 103 [details]
original description (of Limacella unguiculus Brard, 1815) Brard, C.-P. (1815). Histoire des coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles qui vivent aux environs de Paris. 1-240 + 1-19, pls. 1-10. J. J. Pashoud, Paris-Geneve.
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Limax megalodontes Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1825). In: de Freycinet, L. (editor) Voyage autour du monde executé par les corvettes S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les annees 1817-1820, Paris, Date as in Harmer: 229, ref. AMNH 1901 (7),7: 392
page(s): 426 [details]
original description (of Limax umbrosus R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062 [details]
original description (of Limax canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [details]
original description (of Limax olivaceus A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 3 a, b. [details]
original description (of Limax ehrenbergii Bourguignat, 1853) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1853). Catalogue raisonné des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. F. de Saulcy pendant son voyage en Orient. <em>In: F. de Saulcy, Voyage autour de la Mer Morte et dans les terres bibliques exécuté de décembre 1850 à avril 1851, Livr. 15.</em> XXVI + 96 pp., pls 1-4. [> 1 December] Paris (Gide & J. Baudry)., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99038p
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Limax deshayesi Bourguignat, 1861) Bourguignat, J.R. (1861). Des Limaces Algériennes. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, (2) 13: 299-306, plate 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713693
page(s): 302 [details]
original description (of Limax companyoi Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1868). Mollusques nouveaux, litigieux ou peu connus. Tome 1 (= "Première centurie (Mars 1863 à Décembre 1868)") 324 pp., pls 1-45 (1863-1868); 1: 1-22, pls 1-4 [> 1.III.1863]; 2: 23-49, pls 5-7 [> 1.V.1863]; 3: 51-82, pls 8-11 [1864]; 4: 83-130, pls 12-19 [> 1.V.1864]; 5: 131-170, pls 20-28 [> 1.XI.1865]; 6: 171-198, pls 29-31 [> 1.I.1866]; 7: 199-221, pls 32-34 [> 1.II.1866]; 8: 223-257, pls 31, 35-38 [> 1.XII.1867]; 9: 259-294, pls 39-41 [> 1.IX.1868]; 10: 295-324, pls 42-45 [> 1.XII.1868]. Paris (F. SAVY). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11096407 [details]
original description (of Limax bicolor Selenka, 1865) Selenka, E. (1865). Zwei neue Nacktschnecken aus Australien (Limax pectinatus und bicolor). <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 12: 105-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16080252 [details]
original description (of Limax baeticus Mabille, 1868) Mabille, J. (1868). Des limaciens Européens. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 20: 129-146.
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Limax retowskii Simroth, 1898) Simroth, H. (1898). Ueber die Gattung Limax in Russland. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, 3 (1): 52-67. St.-Petersburg [August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39522120
page(s): 61 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bieler, R. & Slapcinsky, J. (2000). A case study for the development of an island fauna: Recent terrestrial mollusks of Bermuda. <em>Nemouria.</em> 44: 1-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45974319 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em> [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source Forcart, L. (1986). Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko) und Limacus flavus (Linnaeus). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 38: 21-23. Frankfurt am Main. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 151, Fig. 77D, 84F [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Breure, A. S. H., Roosen, M. T. & Ablett, J. D. (2022). Land and freshwater molluscs of mainland Ecuador: an illustrated checklist. <em>Iberus.</em> 40(1): 1-290.
page(s): 197-198 [details]
original description (of Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Limax variegatus Draparnaud, 1801) Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). <i>Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France</i>. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28587765
page(s): 103 [details]
original description (of Limacella unguiculus Brard, 1815) Brard, C.-P. (1815). Histoire des coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles qui vivent aux environs de Paris. 1-240 + 1-19, pls. 1-10. J. J. Pashoud, Paris-Geneve.
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Limax megalodontes Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1825). In: de Freycinet, L. (editor) Voyage autour du monde executé par les corvettes S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les annees 1817-1820, Paris, Date as in Harmer: 229, ref. AMNH 1901 (7),7: 392
page(s): 426 [details]
original description (of Limax umbrosus R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062 [details]
original description (of Limax canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [details]
original description (of Limax olivaceus A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 3 a, b. [details]
original description (of Limax ehrenbergii Bourguignat, 1853) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1853). Catalogue raisonné des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. F. de Saulcy pendant son voyage en Orient. <em>In: F. de Saulcy, Voyage autour de la Mer Morte et dans les terres bibliques exécuté de décembre 1850 à avril 1851, Livr. 15.</em> XXVI + 96 pp., pls 1-4. [> 1 December] Paris (Gide & J. Baudry)., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99038p
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Limax deshayesi Bourguignat, 1861) Bourguignat, J.R. (1861). Des Limaces Algériennes. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, (2) 13: 299-306, plate 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713693
page(s): 302 [details]
original description (of Limax companyoi Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1868). Mollusques nouveaux, litigieux ou peu connus. Tome 1 (= "Première centurie (Mars 1863 à Décembre 1868)") 324 pp., pls 1-45 (1863-1868); 1: 1-22, pls 1-4 [> 1.III.1863]; 2: 23-49, pls 5-7 [> 1.V.1863]; 3: 51-82, pls 8-11 [1864]; 4: 83-130, pls 12-19 [> 1.V.1864]; 5: 131-170, pls 20-28 [> 1.XI.1865]; 6: 171-198, pls 29-31 [> 1.I.1866]; 7: 199-221, pls 32-34 [> 1.II.1866]; 8: 223-257, pls 31, 35-38 [> 1.XII.1867]; 9: 259-294, pls 39-41 [> 1.IX.1868]; 10: 295-324, pls 42-45 [> 1.XII.1868]. Paris (F. SAVY). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11096407 [details]
original description (of Limax bicolor Selenka, 1865) Selenka, E. (1865). Zwei neue Nacktschnecken aus Australien (Limax pectinatus und bicolor). <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 12: 105-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16080252 [details]
original description (of Limax baeticus Mabille, 1868) Mabille, J. (1868). Des limaciens Européens. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 20: 129-146.
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Limax retowskii Simroth, 1898) Simroth, H. (1898). Ueber die Gattung Limax in Russland. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, 3 (1): 52-67. St.-Petersburg [August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39522120
page(s): 61 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bieler, R. & Slapcinsky, J. (2000). A case study for the development of an island fauna: Recent terrestrial mollusks of Bermuda. <em>Nemouria.</em> 44: 1-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45974319 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em> [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source Forcart, L. (1986). Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko) und Limacus flavus (Linnaeus). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 38: 21-23. Frankfurt am Main. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 151, Fig. 77D, 84F [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Breure, A. S. H., Roosen, M. T. & Ablett, J. D. (2022). Land and freshwater molluscs of mainland Ecuador: an illustrated checklist. <em>Iberus.</em> 40(1): 1-290.
page(s): 197-198 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | yellow slugyellow gardenslugyellow garden slugtawny garden slughouse slugdairy slugcellar slugbeer slug | [details] |
| German | KellerschneckeGelber SchnegelGelbe EgelschneckeBierschnegel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limacus flavus)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 171110 Limax flavus dorsal photo) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 074529) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limacus flavus)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 171110 Limax flavus dorsal photo) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 074529) (from synonym Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758)
