Flame Shell (Limaria hians)

Invertebrateverified

Limaria hians

(Gmelin, 1791)

Flame Shell

Also known as: Gaping Fileclam, Flameshell

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Limida

Family

Limidae

Other species in Limidae

Limaria pellucida

Limaria pellucida

Antillean Fileclam

Ctenoides mitis

Ctenoides mitis

Smooth File Clam

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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