Acesta

Acesta is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species.

• Acesta agassizii
• Acesta angolensis
• Acesta arnaudi
• † Acesta backae <small>Stilwell & Mckenzie, 1999</small>
• † Acesta bibbyi <small>Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992</small>
• Acesta borneensis
• † Acesta brycei <small>Marwick, 1953</small>
• Acesta bullisi
• Acesta celebensis
• Acesta citrina
• Acesta colombiana
• Acesta cryptadelphe
• † Acesta dilatata <small>(Lamarck, 1806)</small>
• Acesta diomedae
• Acesta excavata
• Acesta gabrieli
• Acesta goliath
• † Acesta imitata <small>(Suter, 1917)</small>
• Acesta indica
• † Acesta laticosta <small>Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998</small>
• Acesta lemuriensis
• † Acesta laticosta <small>Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998</small>
• Acesta marissinica
• † Acesta marlburiensis <small>(H. Woods, 1917)</small>
• Acesta maui
• Acesta mori
• Acesta niasensis
• Acesta oophaga
• Acesta patagonica
• Acesta philippinensis
• Acesta rathbuni
• † Acesta regia <small>(Suter, 1917)</small>
• Acesta saginata
• † Acesta shackletoni <small>Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988</small>
• Acesta smithi
• † Acesta snowhillensis <small>(Wilckens, 1910)</small>
• Acesta sphoni
• Acesta verdensis
• Acesta virgo
• † Acesta webbi <small>Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988</small>

Synonyms

• Acesta butonensis <small>(Bartsch, 1913)</small>: synonym of Acesta verdensis <small>(Bartsch, 1913)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
• Acesta iwaotakii <small>Habe, 1961</small>: synonym of Divarilima iwaotakii <small>(Habe, 1961)</small>
• Acesta kronenbergi <small>Thach, 2015</small>: synonym of Acesta marissinica <small>Yamashita & Habe, 1969</small> (junior subjective synonym)
• Acesta vitrina : synonym of Acestarica vitrina <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015)</small> (superseded combination)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.