Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata Olivi 1792 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea tuberculata

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

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (4 collections)

• Miocene of Algeria (2), Bulgaria (2), Germany (1), Spain (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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