Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combination: Lima decussata
Belongs to Limatula according to A. V. Dhondt and J. W. Jagt 1987
Sister taxa: Lima (Limatula) childerhosei, Lima (Limatula) consobrina, Lima (Limatula) elliptica, Lima (Limatula) erecta, Lima (Limatula) pichleri, Lima (Limatula) suciensis, Lima (Limatula) turgidula, Lima (Limatula) woodsi, Limatula (Limatula), Limatula (Limatuletta), Limatula (Stabilima), Limatula asymbleta, Limatula cerealis, Limatula covacevichi, Limatula deceptionensis, Limatula gerardi, Limatula huidongensis, Limatula jeffreysiana, Limatula ovata, Limatula persimilis, Limatula ponderi, Limatula punctatilla, Limatula shanglanensis, Limatula siligo, Limatula strangei, Limatula subaequilateralis, Limatula tadena, Limatula trulla
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Holy See (Vatican City State) (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Denmark (3), Germany (2), Kazakhstan (1), the Netherlands (1), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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