Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combinations: Lima staminea, Radula staminea
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Limaria (Limaria) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Conrad 1848
Sister taxa: Limaria (Limaria) caloosana, Limaria (Limaria) carolinensis, Limaria (Limaria) chipolana, Limaria (Limaria) clarki, Limaria (Limaria) hians, Limaria (Limaria) orcutti, Limaria (Limaria) papyria, Limaria (Limaria) smithvillensis, Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata
Type specimen: ANSP 30656, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Mississippi collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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