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Limea (Isolimea)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Isolimea was named by Iredale (1929). It is extant.

It was reranked as Limea (Isolimea) by Moore (1987).

It was assigned to Limidae by Vokes (1980); to Limea by Moore (1987); and to Isolimeidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Isolimea Iredale p. 166
1980Isolimea Vokes p. 61
1987Limea (Isolimea) Moore p. C17
2010Isolimea Bouchet et al.

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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
subgenusIsolimea(Iredale 1929)

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.

Subg. Limea (Isolimea) Iredale 1929
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Lima claytonensis (190780)