At 10.35 17/3/99 EST, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807) is a distinct species or is it
>considered a subspecies (or variety) of Lima lima?
>
>Thank you!
>
>GG
>
I think that Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807) is a distinct species; on the contrary Lima vulgaris Scacchi, 1836 is a synonimous of Lima lima (Linneo, 1758).
Good shells!
Italo
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