''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
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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
* ''
Limatula attenuata''
Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam
* ''
Limatula aupouria''
Powell, 1937
* ''
Limatula confusa
''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 ...
''
( E. A. Smith, 1885) - confusing fileclam
* ''
Limatula gwyni
''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 ...
''
(Sykes, 1903)
* ''
Limatula hendersoni
''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 ...
''
Olsson and McGinty, 1958 - henderson fileclam, minute fileclam
* ''
Limatula hodgsoni''
(E. A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Limatula hyalina
''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. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - ahyaline fileclam, hyaline fileclam
* ''
Limatula hyperborea
''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. S. Jensen, 1909 - Arctic fileclam, boreal fileclam
* ''
Limatula japonica
''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. Adams, 1864 - Japan fileclam
* ''
Limatula maoria''
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, 1927
* ''
Limatula regularis
''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. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 - aregular fileclam, regular fileclam
* ''
Limatula saturna
''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 ...
''
Bernard, 1978 - Saturna fileclam, saturnine fileclam
* ''
Limatula setifera''
Dall, 1886 - bristly fileclam
* ''
Limatula similaris
''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 ...
''
( Dall, 1908) - furrowless fileclam
* ''
Limatula subauriculata''
(Montagu, 1808) - small-ear fileclam
* ''
Limatula subovata
''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 ...
''
(Jeffreys, 1876)
* ''
Limatula sulcata
''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 ...
''
(Brown, 1827)
* ''
Limatula suteri''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Limatula vancouverensis
''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Limidae.
Species
* ''Limatula attenuata'' W.H. Dall, Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam
* ''Limatula aupouria'' Arth ...
''
Bernard, 1978 - Vancouver fileclam
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Limatula pygmaea''
(Philippi
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, 1845): synonym of ''
Limea pygmaea'' (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