Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Parent taxon: Limatula according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
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 (Stabilima), Limatula acutilineata, Limatula asymbleta, Limatula cerealis, Limatula covacevichi, Limatula deceptionensis, Limatula decussata, Limatula gerardi, Limatula jeffreysiana, Limatula ovata, Limatula persimilis, Limatula ponderi, Limatula punctatilla, Limatula shanglanensis, Limatula siligo, Limatula strangei, Limatula subaequilateralis, Limatula tadena, Limatula trulla
Subtaxa: Limatula (Limatuletta) aupouria Limatula (Limatuletta) delli Limatula (Limatuletta) insularis Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica colmani Limatula (Limatuletta) spinulosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence