''Limea'' is a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
s belonging to 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 distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Lima claytonensis''
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Lima margineplicata''
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Limea alticosta''
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Limea argentinae''
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Limea australis''
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Limea austrina''
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Limea broccha''
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Limea bronniana''
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Limea chathamensis''
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Limea clandestina''
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Limea coani''
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Limea crassa''
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Limea crenocostata''
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Limea delanouei''
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Limea deliciosa''
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Limea inconspicua''
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Limea juglandula''
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Limea kowiensis''
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Limea lata''
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Limea limopsis''
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Limea lirata''
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Limea millesquamata''
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Limea murrayi''
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Limea opulenta''
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Limea parvula''
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Limea pectinata''
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Limea pygmaea''
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Limea riparia''
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Limea sarsii''
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Limea solida''
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Limea strigilata''
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Limea tenuisculptata''
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Limea torresiana''
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Limea tosana''
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Limea transenna''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3805345
Limidae
Bivalve genera