Lima pellucida
Lima pellucida, the Antillean file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]
| Lima pellucida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Limida |
| Family: | Limidae |
| Genus: | Lima |
| Species: | L. pellucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Lima pellucida (C.B. Adams, 1846) | |
References
- Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 32.
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