Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Parent taxon: Limatula according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
See also Maxwell 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 (Limatuletta), 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 (Limatula) acherontis Limatula (Limatula) attenuata Limatula (Limatula) maoria Limatula (Limatula) powelli Limatula (Limatula) raoulica Limatula (Limatula) saturna Limatula (Limatula) vigilis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (2 collections), United States (1: Alaska)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence