Limatula ovata Wood 1839 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima ovata

Belongs to Limatula according to R. Marquet 2002

See also Wood 1850

Sister taxa: Lima (Limatula) childerhosei, Lima (Limatula) consobrina, Lima (Limatula) elliptica, Lima (Limatula) erecta, Lima (Limatula) pichleri, Lima (Limatula) turgidula, Lima (Limatula) woodsi, Limatula (Limatula), Limatula (Limatuletta), Limatula (Stabilima), Limatula acutilineata, Limatula asymbleta, Limatula cerealis, Limatula covacevichi, Limatula deceptionensis, Limatula decussata, Limatula gerardi, Limatula jeffreysiana, Limatula persimilis, Limatula ponderi, Limatula punctatilla, Limatula shanglanensis, Limatula siligo, Limatula strangei, Limatula subaequilateralis, Limatula tadena, Limatula trulla

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

• Cretaceous of Poland (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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