Lima (Ctenoides) delettrei Coquand 1862 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima delettrei

Belongs to Lima (Ctenoides) according to E. Dartevelle and S. Freneix 1957

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lima (Ctenoides) delettrei in the database

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