Limacinidae


The Limacinidae are a family of small sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata.

Genera

Genera within the family Limacinidae include:Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966 - synonym: Plotophysops Curry, 1982
  • * † A. elongatoidea - type species of the genus Altaspiratella
  • * † A. bearnensis
  • * † A. multispira Currylimacina Janssen, 2003
  • * C. cossmanni - type species of the genusHeliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835 - Heliconoides may be split into various separate genera.
  • * † H. auriformis
  • * † H. daguini Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
  • * † H. hospes
  • * H. inflatus - type species of the genus = Limacina inflata
  • * † H. linneensis Janssen, 2008
  • * † H. mercinensis
  • * † H. merlei Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
  • * † H. mermuysi Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
  • * † H. nemoris
  • * † H. paula
  • * † H. pyrenaica Cahuzac & Janssen, 2010
  • * † H. sondaari Janssen, 2007
  • * † H. tertiaria Limacina Bosc, 1817 - type genus of the family LimacinidaeStriolimacina Janssen, 1999
  • * † S. andaensis Janssen, 2007
  • * † S. imitans - type species of the genus StriolimacinaSkaptotion Curry, 1965Thielea
  • * T. procera Strebel, 1908 = helicoides - Thielea procera is the type species of the genus.
  • new genus?
  • * 'Limacina' adornata Hodgkinson, 1992
;Genera brought into synonymy:Embolus Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835Heterofusus Fleming, 1823; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817Lornia Marwick, 1926; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817Munthea van der Spoel, 1967; synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817
  • † Plotophysops Curry, 1982; synonym of † Altaspiratella Korobkov, 1966Polloneria Sulliotti, 1888: synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835Protomedea O. G. Costa, 1861; synonym of Heliconoides d'Orbigny, 1835Scaea Philippi, 1844: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817Spiratella Blainville, 1817: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817Spirialis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840: synonym of Limacina Bosc, 1817Thilea; synonym of Thielea Strebel, 1908