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Taxonomy
Ostrea lima was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Lima.
It was recombined as Lima lima by Richards et al. (1969) and Vokes (1973).
It was recombined as Lima lima by Richards et al. (1969) and Vokes (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. aspera, L. callovica, L. catalaunica, L. columbiae, L. cometi, L. complanata, L. elpasensis, L. eryx, L. janetae, L. joleaudi, L. kindopeensis, L. paleata, L. papillifera, L. saurassovi, L. soror, L. striatissima, L. swenanderi, L. utahensis, L. wynnei, L. yataensis, L. bittneri, L. brancoi, L. limopsis, L. occidentalis, L. schimperi, L. toarcensis, L. yeovilensis, L. boonei, L. virgulina
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Ostrea lima Linnaeus |
| 1969 | Lima lima Richards et al. p. 4 |
| 1973 | Lima lima Vokes p. 87 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (55 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | France | Lima lima (65395) | |
| Middle Miocene | Poland | Lima lima (51688 51689 51690 51691 70539) | |
| Middle Miocene | Bulgaria | Lima lima (60289) | |
| Serravallian | Hungary | Lima lima (34739) | |
| Badenian | Moldova | Lima lima (78643 78646 78647 78648 78661) | |
| Badenian | Slovakia | Lima lima (73140) | |
| Tortonian | Cyprus | Lima lima (34690) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) | Lima lima (41473) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | Lima lima (69864 70785 70786 70862 70863 70864 70879 70880 70882 70885 70886 70887) | |
| Zanclean | Belgium | Lima lima (86802) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Malaysia | Lima lima (72098 72099) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela | Lima lima (131217) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Taiwan | Lima lima (96336) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain | Lima lima (128383) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Lima lima (127361) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Livorno) | Lima lima (173663) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | Lima lima (122945) | |
| Pleistocene | Cuba | Lima lima (66768) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Yemen | Lima lima (55374 55375 55379 55383) | |
| Middle Pleistocene (interglacial) | Bahamas | Lima lima (80676) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Lima lima (176818) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Lima lima (128385) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal (Azores) | Lima lima (89618) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Lima lima (63356) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Djibouti | Lima lima (96787) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) | Lima lima (84937) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Bahamas | Lima lima (80680) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Bahamas | Lima lima (80677) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece | Lima lima (88773 88774) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Lima lima (96943 96945) |