Limea pygmaea

Limea pygmaea
	Limea pygmaea shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Limida
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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Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 page(s): 55
Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp