Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative spelling: Acesta (Plicacesta)
Parent taxon: Limidae according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Hickman 2023, Moore 1984, Moore 1987, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Acesta, Anomolima, Antarctolima, Antiquilima, Aviculolima, Badiotella, Callolima, Costellacesta, Ctenoides, Ctenostreon, Ctenostreoninae, Dimorphoconcha, Divarilima, Echinorbis, Elimata, Escalima, Gemellima, Latemaria, Lima, Limaria, Limatula, Limatuletta, Limatulinae, Limea, Liminae, Mantellina, Meotolima, Mysidioptera, Mysidiopterinae, Neoinoceramus, Notolimea, Palaeolima, Plagiostoma, Plagiostominae, Platilimaria, Pseudoctenostreon, Pseudolimea, Pseudolucina, Roncania, Serania, Seymourtula
Subtaxa: Acesta (Plicacesta) haseltinei Acesta (Plicacesta) wilsoni
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Eocene of Argentina (1), Australia (1), New Zealand (2), the Russian Federation (2)
• Paleocene of France (1), United States (3: California)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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