MolluscaBase - Pontolimax Müller, 1848

WoRMS name details

Pontolimax Müller, 1848

AphiaID

742648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:742648)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (unjustified emendation of Limapontia Johnston, 1836)

Accepted name

Limapontia G. Johnston, 1836

Rank

Genus

Parent

Limapontiidae Gray, 1847

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Species Pontolimax varians H. A. Meyer & Möbius, 1865 accepted as Limapontia capitata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pontolimax Müller, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742648 on 2025-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

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2013-10-15 18:11:01Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

basis of record Müller F. 1848. Zur Kenntniss des Furchungsprocesses im Schneckeneie. <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, 14(1): 1-6, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6923105
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