MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Lima (Plicacesta) sphoni Hertlein, 1963) Hertlein L.G. (1963). A new species of giant <i>Lima</i> from off southern California (Mollusca: Pelecypoda). <em>Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 40: 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3158735 [details]
basis of record
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Walz K.R., Clague D.A., Barry J.P. & Vrijenhoek R.C. First records and range extensions for two <i>Acesta</i> clam species (Bivalvia: Limidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. <em>Marine Biodiversity Records.</em> 7, e60., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267214000165 [details]