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Bivalvia Limoida Limidae 

Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Austrolima benthonimbifer auct
   Austrolima nimbifer auct.
   Limaria vulgaris Link, 1807
   Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)
   Lima multicostata Sowerby, 1843
   Lima nimbifer Iredale, 1924
   Lima [Bassi] benthonimbifer Iredale, 1925
   Austrolima nimbifer gemina Iredale, 1929
   Austrolima spectata Iredale, 1929
   Austrolima tropicalis Iredale, 1939
   Lima persquamifer Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Giant File Shell p.140      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Nimbifer File Shell p.284 [as Austrolima nimbifer]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Cloud File Shell p.309 [as Austrolima nimbifer]      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  
Spiny Lima p.44, pl.45D      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 9 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.60 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.302 
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

habit: byssally attached 
habit: byssally attached 
habit: nestling 
substrate: coral 
substrate: coral 
substrate: rocks [
]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.110, fig. 95 [ as Austrolima gemina Iredale ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.36, pl. 16, fig. 91 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.309, fig. 351 [ as Austrolima nimbifer ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Limoida
                Limoidea
                  Limidae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Lima Bruguière, 1797
                      Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
                        Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16427) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-03.