''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the
family Limidae.
Species
* ''
Limatula attenuata
''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 confusa'' ( E. A. ...
''
Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam
* ''
Limatula aupouria
''Limatula aupouria'' is a species of bivalve mollusc 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. ...
''
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* ''
Limatula confusa''
( E. A. Smith, 1885) - confusing fileclam
* ''
Limatula gwyni''
(Sykes, 1903)
* ''
Limatula hendersoni''
Olsson and McGinty, 1958 - henderson fileclam, minute fileclam
* ''
Limatula hodgsoni
''Limatula hodgsoni'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae, the file shells or file clams. It is native to the seas around Antarctica.
Description
''Limatula hodgsoni'' grows to a length of , a height of and a diameter of . T ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Limatula hyalina''
A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - ahyaline fileclam, hyaline fileclam
* ''
Limatula hyperborea''
A. S. Jensen, 1909 - Arctic fileclam, boreal fileclam
* ''
Limatula japonica''
A. Adams, 1864 - Japan fileclam
* ''
Limatula maoria
''Limatula maoria'' is a species of bivalve mollusc 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. W ...
''
Finlay, 1927
* ''
Limatula regularis''
A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - aregular fileclam, regular fileclam
* ''
Limatula saturna''
Bernard, 1978 - Saturna fileclam, saturnine fileclam
* ''
Limatula setifera
''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 confusa'' ( E. A. ...
''
Dall, 1886 - bristly fileclam
* ''
Limatula similaris''
( Dall, 1908) - furrowless fileclam
* ''
Limatula subauriculata
''Limatula subauriculata'', the small-eared file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to the West Indies
The West Indies is a subre ...
''
(Montagu, 1808) - small-ear fileclam
* ''
Limatula subovata''
(Jeffreys, 1876)
* ''
Limatula sulcata''
(Brown, 1827)
* ''
Limatula suteri
''Limatula suteri'' is a species of bivalve mollusc 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. Wid ...
''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Limatula vancouverensis''
Bernard, 1978 - Vancouver fileclam
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Limatula pygmaea''
(Philippi
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, 1845): synonym of ''
Limea pygmaea
''Limea pygmaea'' is a species of bivalve mollusc 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. Widel ...
'' (Philippi, 1845)
References
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*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Limidae
Bivalve genera