Limea pygmaea explained

Limea pygmaea is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae, the file shells or file clams.^[1]

References

• SealifeBase
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• http://ctdbase.org/detail.go?type=taxon&acc=182173
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• 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

Notes and References

1. 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