OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Limoida Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Lima squamosa auct.
Lima bullifera auct.
Radula paucicostata auct.
Ostrea lima Linnaeus, 1758
Included taxa
Lima lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lima lima vulgaris (Link, 1807)
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.272
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
Rost, H & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. p.2
Keywords
habit: byssally attached
substrate: rocks [ byssally attached in crevices or beneath rocks
] Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83
References
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.83 Anatomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Limoida
Limoidea
Limidae Rafinesque, 1815
Lima Bruguière, 1797
Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=50417) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-03. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-09.