Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii Sowerby 1824 (file clam)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combination: Lima loscombii
Belongs to Limaria (Limatulella) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Limaria (Limaria), Limaria (Limatuella), Limaria hemphilli, Limaria labani, Limaria orientalis, Limaria pacifica, Limaria pellucida, Promantellum polynema, Lima (Promantellum) florpacifica, Limaria (Limatulella) obliqua
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
• Miocene of Morocco (1), Poland (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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