Limaria pellucida

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Limaria pellucida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Superfamily: Limoidea
Family: Limidae
Genus: Limaria
Species:
L. pellucida
Binomial name
Limaria pellucida
(C.B. Adams, 1846)
Synonyms

Lima pellucidaC. B. Adams, 1848

Limaria pellucida, the Antillean file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 32.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limaria pellucida (C. B. Adams, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420751 on 2021-05-09