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Limax Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata [10th Revised Edition], Vol. 1: 824 Pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae., Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Limacidae
genus
Limax

Name

Synonyms
Brachylimax Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008
Chromolimax Pini, 1877
Eulimax Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Gestroa Pini, 1877
Heynemannia Malm, 1868
Kasperia Godwin-Austen, 1914
Limacella Brard, 1815
Liman Sowerby, 1923
Limar Hazay, 1881
Limax Férussac, 1819
Limoz Blainville, 1823
Linax Germain, 1911
Lumaca Férussac, 1823
Macroheynemannia Simroth, 1888
Opilolimax Pini, 1877
Stabilea Pini, 1877
Homonyms
Limax Linnaeus, 1758
Limax Pallas, 1774
Limax Férussac, 1819
Limax Martyn, 1784
Limax
Common names
Limacce in Italian
slimák in Czech
slizniak in Slovak
Лимаксы in Russian
Слимак (рід) in Ukrainian
Լորտնուկ in Armenian
蛞蝓屬 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. CoL 2006
  4. Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
  5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 94 Twenty-two Mollusk and Tunicate names placed in the Official List of Generic Names.Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4), 12-13 (1926)
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
  7. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  9. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  10. Schileyko, AA: Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs.
  11. Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record).
  12. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526.
  13. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  14. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  15. as per included species
  16. von Proschwitz (2003) Listor över blötdjur ursprungligen sammanställda av Ted von Proschwitz, Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum, och sedan tagna från ArtDatabankens taxa-tabell per 2004-09-15.
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