''Limea'' is a genus of
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 ...
s belonging to 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 genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Lima claytonensis''
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Lima margineplicata''
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Limea alticosta''
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Limea argentinae''
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Limea australis''
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Limea austrina''
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Limea broccha''
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Limea bronniana''
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Limea chathamensis''
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Limea clandestina''
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Limea coani''
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Limea crassa''
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Limea crenocostata''
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Limea delanouei''
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Limea deliciosa
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea inconspicua''
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Limea juglandula''
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Limea kowiensis''
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Limea lata''
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Limea limopsis''
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Limea lirata''
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Limea millesquamata''
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Limea murrayi
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea opulenta
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea parvula
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea pectinata
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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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 ...
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Limea riparia
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea sarsii
''Limea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Lima claytonensis''
*'' Lima margineplicata''
*'' Limea alticosta''
*'' Limea argentinae''
*'' Limea australis''
*'' Li ...
''
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Limea solida''
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Limea strigilata''
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Limea tenuisculptata''
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Limea torresiana''
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Limea tosana''
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Limea transenna''
References
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Limidae
Bivalve genera