Limea pygmaea

Limea pygmaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Pteriomorphia
Order:	Limoida
Family:	Limidae
Genus:	Limea
Species:	L. pygmaea
Binomial name
*Limea pygmaea* (Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
Lima falklandica A. Adams, 1863 Lima hodgsoni Tomlin, 1948 Lima pygmaea Philippi, 1845 Limatula falklandica A. Adams, 1864 Limatula pygmaea Philippi, 1845 Limea martiali Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889

Limea pygmaea is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae, the file shells or file clams. ^[1]

References

↑ Huber, M. (2010). Limea pygmaea (Philippi, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505622 on 2012-07-13

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