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Lima praetexta

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Lima praetexta is a species in the family Limidae, order Limida.

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Quick facts about Lima praetexta

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Lima praetexta live?

Not recorded

Is Lima praetexta endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Lima praetexta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLimida
  5. familyLimidae
  6. genusLima
  7. SpeciesLima praetexta C. A. White, 1887

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Lima praetexta

Other species in the same genus Lima.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Lima praetexta?

Lima praetexta (Lima praetexta) belongs to the family Limidae in the order Limida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lima praetexta (Lima praetexta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lima-praetexta

MLA

“Lima praetexta (Lima praetexta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lima-praetexta.

BibTeX
@misc{lima_praetexta_2026,
  title = {Lima praetexta (Lima praetexta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lima-praetexta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}