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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Limopsoidea: Limopsidae

Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885


Range: 52°S to 52°S; 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 28  mm

Synonymy

Limopsis tenella auct. non Jeffreys, 1876
Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
Limopsis straminea E. A. Smith, 1885
Limopsis grandis E. A. Smith, 1907
Limopsis hardingii Melvill & Standen, 1914

Details


Limopsis marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885,
[Basis of the current name]
Distribution: Antarctica: Weddell Sea
References: Bernard (1983); Hain (1990)

Limopsis grandis E. A. Smith, 1907, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Limopsis hardingii Melvill & Standen, 1914, p. 128, pl. 7, fig. 2-2a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Roy Cove, Falkland Islands
Range: 52°S to 52°S; 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Melvill & Standen (1914) NSEWM; Bernard (1983) s

Limopsis straminea E. A. Smith, 1885, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Limopsis tenella auct. non Jeffreys, 1876, 
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Melvill, J. C. and R. Standen. 1914. Notes on Mollusca collected in the North-west Falklands by Mr. Rupert Vallentin, F.L.S., with descriptions of six new species Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13 110-137, pl. 7. [Stated date: -- Jan 1914.]

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