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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 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 * ''Acesta'' H. and A. Adams, 1858 * †'' Antiquilima'' Cox, 1943 * '' Ctenoides'' Mörch, 1853 * †'' Ctenostreon'' Eichwald, 1862 * †'' Dimorphoconcha'' Wasmer & Hautmann, 2012 * '' Divarilima'' Powell, 1958 * '' Escalima'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Lima'' Bruguière, 1789 * '' Limaria'' Link, 1807 * ''Limatula ''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 ...
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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 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 * ''Acesta'' H. and A. Adams, 1858 * †'' Antiquilima'' Cox, 1943 * '' Ctenoides'' Mörch, 1853 * †'' Ctenostreon'' Eichwald, 1862 * †'' Dimorphoconcha'' Wasmer & Hautmann, 2012 * '' Divarilima'' Powell, 1958 * '' Escalima'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Lima'' Bruguière, 1789 * '' Limaria'' Link, 1807 * ''Limatula ''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 ...
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Plagiostoma (bivalve)
''Plagiostoma'' is a genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Limidae, the file clams. Species *''Plagiostoma aurita'' Popov 1964 *''Plagiostoma bellula'' Morris and Lycett 1853 *''Plagiostoma delettrei'' Coquand 1852 *''Plagiostoma deltoideum'' Girty 1909 *''Plagiostoma dianense'' Guo 1985 *''Plagiostoma euximium'' Bayle 1878 *''Plagiostoma gejiuense'' Guo 1985 *''Plagiostoma gigantea'' Boehm 1911 *''Plagiostoma giganteum'' Sowerby 1814 *''Plagiostoma harronis'' Dacque 1905 *''Plagiostoma hermanni'' Voltz 1830 *''Plagiostoma immensum'' Repin 2013 *''Plagiostoma inversa'' Waagen 1881 *''Plagiostoma lenaensis'' Kurushin 1998 *''Plagiostoma malinovskyi'' Bytschkov 1976 *''Plagiostoma nudum'' Parona 1889 *''Plagiostoma popovi'' Kurushin 1985 *''Plagiostoma punctatum'' Sowerby 1818 *''Plagiostoma rodburgensis'' Whidborne 1883 *''Plagiostoma semicircularis'' Goldfuss 1835 *''Plagiostoma striatum'' Schlotheim 1820 *''Plagiostoma sublaeviusculum'' Krumbe ...
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Divarilima
''Divarilima'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs 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 distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usua ..., the file shells or file clams. Species * '' Divarilima albicoma'' ( Dall, 1886) * '' Divarilima pellucida'' * '' Divarilima sydneyensis'' (Hedley, 1904) References SealifeBaseTePapa* {{Taxonbar, from=Q5283835 Limidae Bivalve genera ...
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