''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
marine bivalve molluscs 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 usua ...
.
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:
* ''
Limaria africana''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''
Limaria amakusaensis''
(Habe, 1960)
* ''
Limaria angustata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1872)
* ''
Limaria arcuata''
Turton, 1932
* ''
Limaria auaua''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
* ''
Limaria basilanica''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Limaria cumingii''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
* ''
Limaria dentata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
* ''
Limaria fenestrata''
(Prashad, 1932)
* ''
Limaria fragilis''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Limaria hakodatensis''
(Tokunaga, 1906)
* ''
Limaria hawaiana''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
* ''
Limaria hemphilli''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1946)
* ''
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 ...
''
( Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Limaria hirasei''
(Pilsbry, 1901)
* ''
Limaria hyalina''
(Verrill & Bush, 1898)
* ''
Limaria keohea''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
* ''
Limaria kiiensis''
(Oyama, 1943)
* ''
Limaria lahaina''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
* ''
Limaria locklini''
(McGinty, 1955)
* ''
Limaria loscombi''
(G. B. Sowerby, I, 1823)
* ''
Limaria orbignyi''
(Lamy, 1930)
* ''
Limaria orientalis''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Limaria pacifica''
(d'Orbigny, 1846)
* ''
Limaria parallela
''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 hin ...
''
(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
* ''
Limaria pellucida''
(C. B. Adams, 1846) - Antillean fileclam
* ''
Limaria perfragilis''
(Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
* ''
Limaria rotundata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1843)
* ''
Limaria stertum''
(Iredale, 1939)
* ''
Limaria thryptica''
(Penna-Neme, 1971)
* ''
Limaria tuberculata''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''
Limaria valdiviesae''
F. R. Bernard, 1988
* ''
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