Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima clarki

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Limaria (Limaria) according to E. J. Moore 1987

See also Nelson 1925

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

Type specimen: UCMP 30494, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3752, Simi Hills (Paleocene of California)

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