Acesta

Acesta
Acesta vitrina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Limida
Superfamily:	Limoidea
Family:	Limidae
Genus:	Acesta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Synonyms
Acesta (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858· alternate representation Acesta (Callolima)Bartsch, 1913· alternate representation Acesta (Plicacesta)H. E. Vokes, 1963· alternate representation Lima (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 Lima (Callolima)Bartsch, 1913(original rank) Lima (Plicacesta)H. E. Vokes, 1963 PlicacestaH. E. Vokes, 1963 Radula (Acesta)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858(original rank)

Acestais agenusof marinebivalvemolluscsin thefamilyLimidae.

Species

TheWorld Register of Marine Speciesregisters 29 species.

• Acesta agassizii(Dall, 1902)
• Acesta angolensis(Adam & Knudsen, 1955)
• Acesta arnaudi(Nolf, 2022)
• †Acesta backaeStilwell & Mckenzie, 1999
• †Acesta bibbyiStilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992
• Acesta borneensis(Bartsch, 1913)
• †Acesta bryceiMarwick, 1953
• Acesta bullisi(H. E. Vokes, 1963)
• Acesta celebensis(Bartsch, 1913)
• Acesta citrina(Masahito & Habe, 1976)
• Acesta colombiana(H. E. Vokes, 1970)
• Acesta cryptadelphe(Gagnon, Kenchington, Port, Anstey & Murillo, 2015)
• †Acesta dilatata(Lamarck, 1806)
• Acesta diomedae(Dall, 1908)
• Acesta excavata(Fabricius, 1779)
• Acesta gabrieli(Nolf, 2022)
• Acesta goliath(G. B. Sowerby III, 1883)
• †Acesta imitata(Suter, 1917)
• Acesta indica(E. A. Smith, 1899)
• †Acesta laticostaStilwell & Gaździcki, 1998
• Acesta lemuriensis(Nolf & Hubrecht, 2022)
• †Acesta laticostaStilwell & Gaździcki, 1998
• Acesta marissinica(Yamashita & Habe, 1969)
• †Acesta marlburiensis(H. Woods, 1917)
• Acesta maui(B. A. Marshall), 2001
• Acesta mori(Hertlein, 1952)
• Acesta niasensis(Thiele, 1918)
• Acesta oophaga(Järnegren & C. M. Young, 2007)
• Acesta patagonica(Dall, 1902)
• Acesta philippinensis(Bartsch, 1913)
• Acesta rathbuni(Bartsch, 1913)
• †Acesta regia(Suter, 1917)
• Acesta saginata(B. A. Marshall, 2001)
• †Acesta shackletoniZinsmeister & Macellari, 1988
• Acesta smithi(G. B. Sowerby III, 1888)
• †Acesta snowhillensis(Wilckens, 1910)
• Acesta sphoni(Hertlein, 1963)
• Acesta verdensis(Bartsch, 1913)
• Acesta virgo(Habe & Okutani, 1968)
• †Acesta webbiZinsmeister & Macellari, 1988

Synonyms

• Acesta butonensis(Bartsch, 1913):synonym ofAcesta verdensis(Bartsch, 1913)(junior subjective synonym)
• Acesta iwaotakiiHabe, 1961:synonym ofDivarilima iwaotakii(Habe, 1961)
• Acesta kronenbergiThach, 2015:synonym ofAcesta marissinicaYamashita & Habe, 1969(junior subjective synonym)
• Acesta vitrina(Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015):synonym ofAcestarica vitrina(Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015)(superseded combination)

References

• Vokes, H.E. (1963). Studies on Tertiary and Recent giant Limidae. Tulane Studies in Geology. 1(2): 73-92, 2 pls.
• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
• Bartsch, P. (1913). The giant species of the molluscan genus Lima obtained in Philippine and adjacent waters (Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer Albatross, 1907-1910, No. 26). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 45(1978): 235-240, pls. 12-20.