''Lima'' is a
genus
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of file shells or file clams,
marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...
molluscs in the
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Limidae
The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually ...
, the file shells, within the subclass Pteriomorphia.
[Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 32.] [MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lima Bruguière, 1797. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138125 on 2021-05-08]
The shells are obliquely trigonal, and strongly radially ribbed, the ribs scabrous to spinose.
The soft parts are bright red and many tentacles protrude from the open valves.
Species
* ''
Lima attenuata''
(Dall
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* C ...
, 1916)
* † ''
Lima becki''
C. A. Fleming, 1955
* ''
Lima benthonimbifer''
Iredale, 1925
* ''
Lima bullifera''
Deshayes in Maillard, 1863
* ''
Lima caribaea''
d'Orbigny, 1853
* † ''
Lima carolina''
d'Orbigny, 1850
* † ''
Lima colorata''
Hutton, 1873
* ''
Lima disalvoi''
Raines, 2002
* ''
Lima fujitai''
Oyama, 1943
* ''
Lima hyperborea''
Jensen, 1909
* ''
Lima kimthachi''
Thach, 2016
* ''
Lima lima
''Lima lima'', or the spiny fileclam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae.
Description
The shell of an adult ''Lima lima'' can be as long as . The surface of the valves show 18–24 strong ribs covered with small scales. These ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758
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January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
) - spiny fileclam
* ''
Lima marioni
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...
''
P. Fischer, 1882
* ''
Lima messura
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of th ...
''
(Kilburn, 1998)
* ''
Lima nakayasui
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
''
Habe, 1987
* ''
Lima nasca
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of th ...
''
(F. R. Bernard, 1988)
* ''
Lima nimbifer''
Iredale, 1924
* ''
Lima ogasawaraensis
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
''
Habe, 1993
* † ''
Lima paleata
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of th ...
''
Hutton, 1873
* ''
Lima paucicostata''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1843
* ''
Lima quantoensis''
Yokoyama, 1920
* † ''
Lima robini''
C. A. Fleming, 1950
* ''
Lima sagamiensis''
Masahito, Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, 1971
* ''
Lima sabauriculata''
(Montagu, 1808)
* ''
Lima spectata''
(Iredale, 1929)
* ''
Lima tahitensis''
E. A. Smith, 1885
* ''
Lima tetrica
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...
''
Gould, 1851
* ''
Lima tomlini''
Prashad, 1932
* ''
Lima tropicalis
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...
''
(Iredale, 1939)
* † ''
Lima vasis''
Marwick, 1928
* ''
Lima vulgaris''
(Link, 1807)
* ''
Lima vulgatula
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...
''
Yokoyama, 1922
* † ''
Lima waipipiensis''
P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919
* † ''
Lima watersi''
Marwick, 1926
* ''
Lima zealandica''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1877
* ''
Lima zushiensis''
Yokoyama, 1920
;Synonyms:
* ''Lima colorata zealandica''
sowerby, 1876: synonym of ''
Lima zealandica''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1877
* ''Lima excavata''
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, 1779) - excavated fileclam: synonym of ''
Acesta excavata
''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species.
*''Acesta agassizii''
*'' Acesta angolensis''
*'' Acesta arnaudi''
*''Acesta borneensis''
*'' Acesta ...
''
(Fabricius, 1779)
* ''Lima floridana''
Olsson and Harbison, 1953 - smooth fileclam: synonym of ''
Ctenoides mitis
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Ctenoides ales''
*''Ctenoides annulatus''
*''Ctenoides catherinae
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalv ...
''
(Lamarck, 1807)
* ''Lima hians''
( Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Limaria hians
''Limaria hians'', the flame shell, is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. This species is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Biology
The flame shell resembles a scallop with a bright o ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Lima locklini''
McGinty, 1955 - locklin fileclam, skewed fileclam: synonym of ''
Limaria locklini
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hin ...
''
(McGinty, 1955)
* ''Lima pellucida''
C. B. Adams, 1846 - Antillean fileclam: synonym of ''
Limaria pellucida
''Limaria pellucida'', the Antillean file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae
The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living specie ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1848)
* ''Lima scabra''
(Born, 1778) - rough file clam: synonym of ''
Ctenoides scaber
''Ctenoides scaber'', the flame scallop or rough fileclam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. Despite their common name, flame scallops are not closely related to true scallops.
This species is fou ...
''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Lima squamosa''
Lamarck, 1819): synonym of ''
Lima lima
''Lima lima'', or the spiny fileclam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae.
Description
The shell of an adult ''Lima lima'' can be as long as . The surface of the valves show 18–24 strong ribs covered with small scales. These ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lima subovata''
(Jeffreys, 1879) - subovate fileclam: synonym of ''
Limatula subovata
''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Species
* ''Limatula attenuata'' Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam
* ''Limatula aupouria'' Powell, 1937
* '' Limatula confusa'' ( E. A. ...
''
(Monterosato, 1875)
* ''Lima tenera''
G.B. Sowerby II, 1843: synonym of ''
Ctenoides mitis
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Ctenoides ales''
*''Ctenoides annulatus''
*''Ctenoides catherinae
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalv ...
''
(Lamarck, 1807)
References
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*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Bivalve genera