Frilled File Shell (Lima lima)

Invertebrateverified

Lima lima

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Frilled File Shell

Also known as: Spiny File Shell, Spiny Fileclam, Spiny Lima

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Limida

Family

Limidae

Where to find it

rare

Other species in Limidae

Antillean Fileclam (Limaria pellucida)

Limaria pellucida

Antillean Fileclam

Smooth File Clam (Ctenoides mitis)

Ctenoides mitis

Smooth File Clam

Flame Shell (Limaria hians)

Limaria hians

Flame Shell

File Shell (Limaria tuberculata)

Limaria tuberculata

File Shell

Limaria loscombi

Limaria loscombi

Elliptical File-Shell (Limatula subauriculata)

Limatula subauriculata

Elliptical File-Shell

Atlantic Rough File Shell (Ctenoides scaber)

Ctenoides scaber

Atlantic Rough File Shell

Caribbean Spiny Lima (Lima caribaea)

Lima caribaea

Caribbean Spiny Lima

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