Acesta

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Acesta
Shell Acesta vitrina.jpg
Acesta vitrina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Superfamily: Limoidea
Family: Limidae
Genus: Acesta
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Synonyms
  • Acesta (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 · alternate representation
  • Acesta (Callolima)Bartsch, 1913 · alternate representation
  • Acesta (Plicacesta)H. E. Vokes, 1963 · alternate representation
  • Lima (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Lima (Callolima)Bartsch, 1913 (original rank)
  • Lima (Plicacesta)H. E. Vokes, 1963
  • PlicacestaH. E. Vokes, 1963
  • Radula (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (original rank)

Acesta is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. [1]

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Species

The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. [1]

Synonyms

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