Limaria (Limaria) caloosana Dall 1898 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima (Mantellum) caloosana

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

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Limaria (Limaria) caloosana in the database

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