The Limidae or file shells are members of the only
family
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of
bivalve
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molluscs in the
order
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Limida.
The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10
genera
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. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually
epifaunal
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or nestling, with many species building
byssal nests for protection. The majority of species are capable of irregular swimming by waving their long mantle tentacles.
Genera
* ''
Acesta
''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 ...
''
H. and A. Adams, 1858
* †''
Antiquilima''
Cox, 1943
* ''
Ctenoides''
Mörch, 1853
* †''
Ctenostreon''
Eichwald, 1862
* †''
Dimorphoconcha''
Wasmer & Hautmann, 2012
* ''
Divarilima''
Powell
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, 1958
* ''
Escalima''
Iredale, 1929
* ''
Lima
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Bruguière, 1789
* ''
Limaria''
Link, 1807
* ''
Limatula''
S. V. Wood, 1839
* ''
Limea''
Bronn, 1831
* ''
Mantellina''
Sacco, 1904
* †''
Plagiostoma''
J. Sowerby, 1814
* †''
Pseudolimea''
Arkell, 1933
References
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Bivalve families
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque