Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Parent taxon: Limidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
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, Limea, Liminae, Mantellina, Meotolima, Mysidioptera, Notolimea, Plagiostoma, Plagiostominae, Platilimaria, Plicacesta, Pseudacesta, Pseudoctenostreon, Pseudolimea, Pseudolucina, Roncania, Serania, Seymourtula, Tirolidia
Subtaxa: Palaeolima afanasievi, Palaeolima anfuensis, Palaeolima antinaoensis, Palaeolima chekiangensis, Palaeolima dieneri, Palaeolima fasciculicostata, Palaeolima footei, Palaeolima hunanensis, Palaeolima jiaheensis, Palaeolima kasanensis, Palaeolima krotowi, Palaeolima laticostata, Palaeolima middlemissi, Palaeolima minima, Palaeolima nakamurai, Palaeolima petaline
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder