''Escalima'' is a genus of
marine bivalve molluscs in the
family
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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 ...
, the file shells or file clams.
Species
* ''
Escalima goughensis''
(Melvill & Standen, 1907)
* ''
Escalima regularis''
Powell, 1955
References
SealifeBase*
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Limidae
Bivalve genera