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Lima lima
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Limida › Limidae
- Collected by
- R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. PhiladelphiaR. Tucker Abbott →Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia →
- Collector number
- 634
- Date
- February 4, 1957
- Locality
- Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; (SW) Kizimkazi
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 4, 1957, R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia also collected 9 other specimens.
Lima lima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22,710 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Coogee WA 6166, Australia
(c) AmilaDG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Onkaparinga - South Coast, AU-SA, AU
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
La Mata, Alicante, Spain
(c) Kristian Leahy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Concepción, CL-BI, CL
(c) Vicente Carrasco Palavecino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Gulf of Santa Catalina
(c) Zach Fratello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Cádiz, España
(c) Iván Jesús Fernández Jiménez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lima lima. BPBM 253511. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253511.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026