Limaria fragilis Fragile file clam

Limaria fragilisis commonly referred to as Fragile file clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Limaria fragilis,Lime fragile,Fragile file clam 2022

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AphiaID:: 505492

Scientific:: Limaria fragilis
German:: Zerbrechliche Feilenmuschel
English:: Fragile File Clam

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Limida (Order) > Limidae (Family) > Limaria (Genus) > fragilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin), 1791

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Austral Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Moluccas, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, South-Africa, Thailand, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0,5 - 165 Meter
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 75.2 °F (18°C - 24°C)
Food:: Lobster eggs, Oyster eggs, Phytoplankton
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Limaria africana
Afrikanische Feilenmuschel
Limaria amakusaensis
Limaria angustata
Limaria auaua
Limaria basilanica
Limaria cumingii
Limaria dentata
Limaria fenestrata
Limaria fragilis
Zerbrechliche Feilenmuschel
Limaria hakodatensis
Limaria hawaiana
Limaria hemphilli
Hemphill-Feilenmuschel
Limaria hians
Feilenmuschel
Limaria hirasei
Limaria hyalina
Limaria keohea
Limaria kiiensis
Limaria lahaina
Limaria locklini
Limaria loscombi
Limaria orbignyi
Limaria orientalis
Feilenmuschel
Limaria pacifica
Limaria parallela
Limaria pellucida
Karibische Feilenmuschel
Limaria perfragilis
Limaria rotundata
Limaria stertum
Limaria thryptica
Limaria tuberculata
Bauchige Feilenmuschel
Limaria viali

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-15 10:53:38
Last edit:: 2019-07-24 20:48:35

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Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)

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.

The fragile file clam is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region

Synonymised names
Lima fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)
Lima tenuis (H. Adams, 1871)
Ostrea fragilis Gmelin, 1791
Radula tenuis H. Adams, 1871

Scientific paper

Swimming behavior and morphometry of the file shell Limaria fragilis, Donovan, Deborah A.; Elias, John P.; Baldwin, John , 2004
Cost of transport in the swimming bivalve Limaria fragilis, Donovan, Deborah A.; Baldwin, John , 1999
Contributions of aerobic and anaerobic energy production during swimming in the bivalve molluscLimaria fragilis(family limidae), J. Baldwin; A. K. Lee, 1979

External links

Unterwasserwelt Rotes Meer (de). Abgerufen am 05.02.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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