''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of

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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 ...

Species

* '' Limatula attenuata''

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, 1916 - attenuate fileclam * '' Limatula aupouria'' Powell, 1937 * ''

Limatula confusa ''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 ...

'' ( E. A. Smith, 1885) - confusing fileclam * '' Limatula gwyni'' (Sykes, 1903) * '' Limatula hendersoni'' Olsson and McGinty, 1958 - henderson fileclam, minute fileclam * ''

Limatula hodgsoni ''Limatula hodgsoni'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae, the file shells or file clams. It is native to the seas around Antarctica. Description ''Limatula hodgsoni'' grows to a length of , a height of and a diameter of . T ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1907) * '' Limatula hyalina'' A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - ahyaline fileclam, hyaline fileclam * '' Limatula hyperborea'' A. S. Jensen, 1909 - Arctic fileclam, boreal fileclam * '' Limatula japonica'' A. Adams, 1864 - Japan fileclam * '' Limatula maoria'' Finlay, 1927 * '' Limatula regularis'' A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - aregular fileclam, regular fileclam * ''

Limatula saturna ''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. ...

'' Bernard, 1978 - Saturna fileclam, saturnine fileclam * '' Limatula setifera''

, 1886 - bristly fileclam * ''

Limatula similaris ''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. ...

'' (

, 1908) - furrowless fileclam * ''

Limatula subauriculata ''Limatula subauriculata'', the small-eared file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to the West Indies The West Indies is a sub ...

'' (Montagu, 1808) - small-ear fileclam * ''

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. ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1876) * ''

Limatula sulcata ''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. ...

'' (Brown, 1827) * ''

Limatula suteri ''Limatula suteri'' 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 species, assigned to 10 genera. Widel ...

, 1908 * ''

Limatula vancouverensis ''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. ...

'' Bernard, 1978 - Vancouver fileclam ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Limatula pygmaea'' (

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Limea pygmaea ''Limea pygmaea'' 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 species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely ...

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References

* * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{Taxonbar, from=Q530148 Limidae Bivalve genera