Limaria (Limaria) orcutti Hertlein and Grant 1972 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima (Limaria) orcutti

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

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

Type specimen: LACMIP T-4509, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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