The Limidae or file shells are members of the only
family
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of
bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the
order
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Limida.
The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually
epifaunal or nestling, with many species building
byssal nests for protection. The majority of species are capable of irregular swimming by waving their long mantle tentacles.
Genera
All taxa marked † are extinct.
* ''
Acesta''
H. and A. Adams, 1858
* †''
Antiquilima''
Cox, 1943
* ''
Acestarica''
Dekkers, 2022
* † ''
Antiquilima''
L. R. Cox, 1943
* ''
Ctenoides''
Mörch, 1853
* †''
Ctenostreon''
Eichwald, 1862
* †''
Dimorphoconcha''
Wasmer & Hautmann, 2012
* ''
Divarilima''
Powell, 1958
* ''
Escalima''
Iredale, 1929
* ''
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
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Bruguière, 1789
* ''
Limaria''
Link, 1807
* ''
Limatula''
S. V. Wood, 1839
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Limea''
Bronn, 1831
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Mantellina''
Sacco, 1904
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Palaeolima''
Hind, 1903
* †''
Plagiostoma''
J. Sowerby, 1814
* †''
Pseudolimea''
Arkell, 1933
* † ''
Seymourtula''
Zinsmeister, 1988
References
* Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52(2): 1-184.
* Stuardo J. (1968). On the phylogeny, taxonomy and distribution of the Limidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). PhD thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 327 pp
* Valentich-Scott P., Coan E.V. & Zelaya D. (2020). Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. vii + 593 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
External links
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Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. Revista peruana de biología. 23(2), 127-150; https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5568058j?rk=64378;0 ; https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5568059z?rk=21459;2 Lamy E. (1930-1931). Révision des Limidae vivants du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie. 74(1): 89-114; 74(2): 169-198, pl. 1* Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
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Bivalve families
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque