†Elimata permiana King 1850 (file clam)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combinations: Lima permiana, Plagiostoma permiana
Full reference: W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society 1-253
Belongs to Elimata according to J. Pattison 1970
See also Airaghi 1907, Geinitz 1861, Howse 1857, King 1850, Kirkby 1857, Logan 1967, Newell 1955 and von Schauroth 1854
Sister taxa: Elimata guppyi, Elimata polita, Elimata prima, Elimata symmetrica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (1 collection), Greenland (1), Italy (1), Lithuania (3), the United Kingdom (8)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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