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) suciensis, Lima (Limatula) turgidula, Lima (Limatula) woodsi, Limatula (Limatula), Limatula (Limatuletta), Limatula (Stabilima), Limatula asymbleta, Limatula cerealis, Limatula covacevichi, Limatula deceptionensis, Limatula decussata, Limatula gerardi, Limatula huidongensis, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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