''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a
genus
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of
marine bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Limidae
The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usually ...
.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hinge line.
When alive, these species can be recognized by the fact that the soft tissues are red and a large number of tentacles are visible beyond the edges of the shell.
Species
The following species are found within the genus ''Limaria'' according to the World Register of Marine Species:
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Limaria africana
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
(Bartsch, 1915)
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Limaria amakusaensis
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(Habe, 1960)
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Limaria angustata
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(G.B. Sowerby II, 1872)
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Limaria arcuata
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
Turton, 1932
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Limaria auaua
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Limaria basilanica
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Limaria cumingii
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
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Limaria dentata
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
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Limaria fenestrata
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
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(Prashad, 1932)
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Limaria fragilis''
(Gmelin, 1791)
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Limaria hakodatensis''
(Tokunaga, 1906)
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Limaria hawaiana
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Limaria hemphilli
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1946)
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Limaria hians
''Limaria hians'', the flame shell, is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. This species is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Biology
The flame shell resembles a scallop with a bright ora ...
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(Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Karl Christian Gmelin, Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis, Alsatica et confinium regionum cis- et transrhenania'' (1806)
* Charles Gmelin (1872–1950), British Olympic athlete
* ...
, 1791)
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Limaria hirasei
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both ends. There are no teeth on the hi ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1901)
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Limaria hyalina''
(Verrill & Bush, 1898)
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Limaria keohea''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Limaria kiiensis
''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Limidae.
Description
Shells of species in this genus are thin. The valves are swollen and the shells gape at both e ...
''
(Oyama, 1943)
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Limaria lahaina''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Limaria locklini''
(McGinty, 1955)
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Limaria loscombi''
(G. B. Sowerby, I, 1823)
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Limaria orbignyi''
(Lamy, 1930)
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Limaria orientalis''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Limaria pacifica''
(d'Orbigny, 1846)
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Limaria parallela''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
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Limaria pellucida''
(C. B. Adams, 1846) - Antillean fileclam
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Limaria perfragilis''
(Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
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Limaria rotundata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
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Limaria stertum''
(Iredale, 1939)
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Limaria thryptica''
(Penna-Neme, 1971)
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Limaria tuberculata''
(Olivi, 1792)
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Limaria valdiviesae''
F. R. Bernard, 1988
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Limaria viali''
(Jousseaume in Lamy, 1920)
References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Limidae
Bivalve genera