Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative spelling: Limea (Gemellima)

Parent taxon: Limidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Kosnik 2002 and Lamprell and Whitehead 1992

Sister taxa: Acesta, Anomolima, Antarctolima, Antiquilima, Aviculolima, Badiotella, Callolima, Costellacesta, Ctenoides, Ctenostreon, Ctenostreoninae, Dimorphoconcha, Divarilima, Echinorbis, Elimata, Escalima, Latemaria, Lima, Limaria, Limatula, Limatuletta, Limatulinae, Limea, Liminae, Mantellina, Meotolima, Mysidioptera, Mysidiopterinae, Neoinoceramus, Notolimea, Palaeolima, Plagiostoma, Plagiostominae, Platilimaria, Plicacesta, Pseudoctenostreon, Pseudolimea, Pseudolucina, Roncania, Serania, Seymourtula

Subtaxa: Limea (Gemellima) austrina Limea (Gemellima) parvula

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pallinup Siltstone - Bremmer Basin (Eocene of Australia)

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