Limidae

The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually epifaunal or nestling, with many species building byssal nests for protection. The majority of species are capable of irregular swimming by waving their long mantle tentacles.

==Genera== All taxa marked † are extinct. Acesta H. and A. Adams, 1858 †Antiquilima Cox, 1943 Acestarica Dekkers, 2022 † Antiquilima L. R. Cox, 1943 Ctenoides Mörch, 1853 †Ctenostreon Eichwald, 1862 †Dimorphoconcha Wasmer & Hautmann, 2012 Divarilima Powell, 1958 Escalima Iredale, 1929 Lima Bruguière, 1789 Limaria Link, 1807 Limatula S. V. Wood, 1839 Limea Bronn, 1831 Mantellina Sacco, 1904 † Palaeolima Hind, 1903 †Plagiostoma J. Sowerby, 1814 †Pseudolimea Arkell, 1933 † Seymourtula Zinsmeister, 1988