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Limea acuticostata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Limea acuticostata was named by Münster (1836).

It was recombined as Plagiostoma acuticosta by Goldfuss (1877); it was recombined as Pseudolimea acuticostata by Conti and Monari (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Lima limopsis, L. multicostulifera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Limea acuticostata Münster
1877Plagiostoma acuticosta Goldfuss
1991Pseudolimea acuticostata Conti and Monari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimeaBronn 1831
speciesacuticostataMünster 1836

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Limea acuticostata Münster 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:36:32
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:36:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 189.60000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Portugal (Coimbra) Pseudolimea acuticostata (225384 225386)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom Pseudolimea acuticostata (213633 213635 213636 213637 213638 213640 213641 213643 213644 213647 213648 213650 213651 213654 213655 213656 213657)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pseudolimea acuticostata (204121 204122 204123 204124)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Turkey Pseudolimea acuticostata (158460 158461 158462 158463 200773)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France Pseudolimea acuticostata (227111 227112)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pseudolimea acuticostata (204120)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Pseudolimea acuticostata (159446)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Pseudolimea acuticostata (213658 213670 213671 213673 213674 213675 213676 213677 213678 213679 213681 213683 213684 213685 213686 213687 213689 213692 213693 213694 213695 213697 213698 213700 213701 213704)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France Pseudolimea acuticostata (51608)