Smooth File Clam (Ctenoides mitis)

Invertebrateverified

Ctenoides mitis

(Lamarck, 1807)

Smooth File Clam

Also known as: Smooth Flame Scallop

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Limida

Family

Limidae

Where to find it

occasional

Anguilla

Other species in Limidae

Limaria pellucida

Limaria pellucida

Antillean Fileclam

Limaria hians

Limaria hians

Flame Shell

Limaria tuberculata

Limaria tuberculata

File Shell

Limaria loscombi

Limaria loscombi

Limatula subauriculata

Limatula subauriculata

Elliptical File-Shell

Ctenoides scaber

Ctenoides scaber

Atlantic Rough File Shell

Lima caribaea

Lima caribaea

Caribbean Spiny Lima

Lima lima

Lima lima

Frilled File Shell

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