''Acesta '' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of marine

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, bival ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s 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 usua ...

Species

The

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registers 29 species. *'' Acesta agassizii'' *'' Acesta angolensis'' *'' Acesta arnaudi'' *'' Acesta borneensis'' *'' Acesta bullisi'' *'' Acesta celebensis'' *'' Acesta citrina'' *'' Acesta colombiana'' *'' Acesta cryptadelphe'' *'' Acesta diomedae'' *'' Acesta excavata'' *''

Acesta gabrieli ''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'' *'' Acest ...

'' *'' Acesta goliath'' *'' Acesta indica'' *'' Acesta lemuriensis'' *'' Acesta marissinica'' *'' Acesta maui'' *'' Acesta mori'' *'' Acesta niasensis'' *'' Acesta oophaga'' *'' Acesta patagonica'' *'' Acesta philippinensis'' *'' Acesta rathbuni'' *'' Acesta saginata'' *''

Acesta smithi ''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'' *'' Acest ...

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Acesta sphoni ''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'' *'' Acest ...

'' *'' Acesta verdensis'' *'' Acesta virgo'' *'' Acesta vitrina''

References

Limidae Bivalve genera {{Bivalve-stub