WoRMS name details
Lima elliptica Jeffreys, 1864
540212 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540212)
unaccepted (preoccupied by Lima elliptica Whiteaves, 1861)
Species
- Variety Lima elliptica var. leviuscula Jeffreys, 1864 accepted as Limatula gwyni (Sykes, 1903)
marine
Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): vol. 2 p. 81 [1865]; vol. 5 p. 169; pl. 25 fig. 2 [1869] [details]
page(s): vol. 2 p. 81 [1865]; vol. 5 p. 169; pl. 25 fig. 2 [1869] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lima elliptica Jeffreys, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540212 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): vol. 2 p. 81 [1865]; vol. 5 p. 169; pl. 25 fig. 2 [1869] [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): vol. 2 p. 81 [1865]; vol. 5 p. 169; pl. 25 fig. 2 [1869] [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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subsequent type designation
Warén, A. (1980). Marine Mollusca described by John Gwyn Jeffreys, with the location of the type material. <em>Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Special publication.</em> 1(60).
page(s): 44, pl. 7 fig. 13-14; note: lectotype designated and figured [details]
page(s): 44, pl. 7 fig. 13-14; note: lectotype designated and figured [details]
