Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combinations: Lima (Lima) reticulata, Lima reticulata, Limea (Pseudolimea) reticulata, Limea reticulata

Belongs to Pseudolimea according to M. A. Kosnik 2002

See also Elder 1996 and Stephenson 1914

Sister taxa: Lima kerri, Lima kimbroensis, Lima pelagica woolseyi, Lima sellardsi, Limea (Pseudolimea) cristata, Limea (Pseudolimea) parva, Limea (Pseudolimea) pectinoides, Limea (Pseudolimea) roemeri, Pseudolimea chongi, Pseudolimea composita, Pseudolimea cumaunica, Pseudolimea dilatata, Pseudolimea duplicata, Pseudolimea fida, Pseudolimea hettangiensis, Pseudolimea inanis, Pseudolimea interplicosa, Pseudolimea itieriana, Pseudolimea kaplani, Pseudolimea koninckana, Pseudolimea liasina, Pseudolimea naumanni, Pseudolimea neglecta, Pseudolimea riccardii

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (139: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 139 collections including 141 occurrences

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