Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combinations: Lima (Ctenoides) scabra, Lima scabra, Ostrea scabra
Full reference: I. Born. 1778. Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis - Pars I ma Testacea - Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k k Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien - Erster Theil - Schalthiere - Vindobonae 1-458
Belongs to Ctenoides (Ctenoides) according to H. E. Vokes 1973
See also Born 1778 and Richards 1962
Sister taxon: Ctenoides (Ctenoides) floridana
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Cuba (2), Haiti (1), Jamaica (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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