Pseudolimea hettangiensis Terquem 1855 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combinations: Lima hettangiensis, Limea (Pseudolimea) hettangiensis

Belongs to Pseudolimea according to R. Paredes et al. 2013

See also Aberhan 1998 and Dommergues et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Lima kerri, Lima kimbroensis, Lima pelagica woolseyi, Lima reticulata, Lima sellardsi, Limea (Pseudolimea) cristata, Limea (Pseudolimea) parva, Limea (Pseudolimea) pectinoides, Limea (Pseudolimea) roemeri, Pseudolimea chongi, Pseudolimea composita, Pseudolimea cumaunica, Pseudolimea dilatata, Pseudolimea duplicata, Pseudolimea fida, Pseudolimea inanis, Pseudolimea interplicosa, Pseudolimea itieriana, Pseudolimea kaplani, Pseudolimea koninckana, Pseudolimea liasina, Pseudolimea naumanni, Pseudolimea neglecta, Pseudolimea riccardii

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia collections), Chile (2), France (3), Portugal (1), Slovakia (1), the United Kingdom (7)

• Triassic of Austria (8)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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