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 Stilwell & Mckenzie, 1999 † Acesta bibbyi Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 Acesta borneensis † Acesta brycei Marwick, 1953 Acesta bullisi Acesta celebensis Acesta citrina Acesta colombiana Acesta cryptadelphe † Acesta dilatata (Lamarck, 1806) Acesta diomedae Acesta excavata Acesta gabrieli Acesta goliath † Acesta imitata (Suter, 1917) Acesta indica † Acesta laticosta Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998 Acesta lemuriensis † Acesta laticosta Stilwell & Gaździcki, 1998 Acesta marissinica † Acesta marlburiensis (H. Woods, 1917) Acesta maui Acesta mori Acesta niasensis Acesta oophaga Acesta patagonica Acesta philippinensis Acesta rathbuni † Acesta regia (Suter, 1917) Acesta saginata † Acesta shackletoni Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988 Acesta smithi † Acesta snowhillensis (Wilckens, 1910) Acesta sphoni Acesta verdensis Acesta virgo † Acesta webbi Zinsmeister & Macellari, 1988
Synonyms Acesta butonensis (Bartsch, 1913): synonym of Acesta verdensis (Bartsch, 1913) (junior subjective synonym) Acesta iwaotakii Habe, 1961: synonym of Divarilima iwaotakii (Habe, 1961) Acesta kronenbergi Thach, 2015: synonym of Acesta marissinica Yamashita & Habe, 1969 (junior subjective synonym) Acesta vitrina : synonym of Acestarica vitrina (Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015) (superseded combination)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.