Limea pygmaea

{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}

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| image = Limea pygmaea (MNHN-IM-2000-31627).jpeg

| image_caption = Limea pygmaea shells

| genus = Limea

| species = pygmaea

| authority = (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.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

References

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  • [http://sealifebase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=93878 SealifeBase]
  • [http://www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Limatula+pygmaea+(Philippi%2C+1845) Photo]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120531194325/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/L/Limatula_pygmaea/ Photo]
  • [http://ctdbase.org/detail.go?type=taxon&acc=182173]
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}
  • 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

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Category:Limidae

Category:Bivalves described in 1845