Lima (Ctenoides) flabelloides Deshayes 1830 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima flabelloides

Belongs to Lima (Ctenoides) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

Sister taxa: Ctenoides (Ctenoides), Ctenoides ales, Ctenoides annulata, Ctenoides annulatus, Ctenoides spathulatus, Ctenoides vogeli, Lima (Ctenoides) delettrei, Lima (Ctenoides) rara

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Baron (Eocene of France)

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