Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii Sowerby 1824 (file clam)

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, Lima (Promantellum) florpacifica, Promantellum polynema, 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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