''Limaria'', the file shells or file clams, is a

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

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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 ''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 ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''

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 ...

'' (Habe, 1960) * ''

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 ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1872) * ''

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 ...

'' Turton, 1932 * ''

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 ...

'' (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) * ''

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 ...

'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850) * ''

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 ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1843) * ''

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 ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1843) * ''

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 ...

'' (Prashad, 1932) * ''

Limaria fragilis ''Limaria fragilis'', the fragile file clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and has the ability to swim. Description The fragile file clam has a pair of hinge ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Limaria hakodatensis'' (Tokunaga, 1906) * ''

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 ...

'' (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) * ''

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 ...

'' (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 or ...

'' (

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, 1791) * ''

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 ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1901) * ''

Limaria hyalina ''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 ...

'' (Verrill & Bush, 1898) * ''

Limaria keohea ''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 kiiensis ''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 ...

'' (Oyama, 1943) * ''

Limaria lahaina ''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 locklini ''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 ...

'' (McGinty, 1955) * ''

Limaria loscombi ''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 ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby, I, 1823) * ''

Limaria orbignyi ''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 ...

'' (Lamy, 1930) * '' Limaria orientalis'' (Adams &

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, 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

* * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{Taxonbar, from=Q3014257 Limidae Bivalve genera