Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative spelling: Limaea
Parent taxon: Limidae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Acesta, Anomolima, Antarctolima, Antiquilima, Aviculolima, Badiotella, Calcicanicularia, Callolima, Costellacesta, Ctenoides, Ctenostreioninae, Ctenostreon, Dimorphoconcha, Divarilima, Echinorbis, Elimata, Eolimea, Escalima, Gemellima, Gryphellina, Isolimea, Latemaria, Leptolima, Lima, Limaria, Limatula, Limatuletta, Limatulinae, Liminae, Mantellina, Meotolima, Mysidioptera, Notolimea, Palaeolima, Plagiostoma, Plagiostominae, Platilimaria, Plicacesta, Pseudacesta, Pseudoctenostreon, Pseudolimea, Pseudolucina, Roncania, Serania, Seymourtula, Tirolidia
Subtaxa: Limaea solida, Limea (Limea), Limea alticosta, Limea strigillata, Limea tenuisculptata, Limea transenna
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder