Limaria (Limaria) chipolana Vokes 1973 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1973. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XIII: The family Limidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(2):87-96

Belongs to Limaria (Limaria) according to H. E. Vokes 1973

Sister taxa: Limaria (Limaria) caloosana, Limaria (Limaria) carolinensis, Limaria (Limaria) clarki, Limaria (Limaria) hians, Limaria (Limaria) orcutti, Limaria (Limaria) papyria, Limaria (Limaria) smithvillensis, Limaria (Limaria) staminea, Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata

Type specimen: USNM 647017, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Miocene of United States (10: Florida)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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