Limaria fragilis Fragile File Clam, Banded File Clam

Limaria fragilis is commonly referred to as Fragile File Clam, Banded File Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: pas pour les débutants. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 505492

Scientific:: Limaria fragilis
German:: Zerbrechliche Feilenmuschel, Gebänderte Feilenmuschel
English:: Fragile File Clam, Banded File Clam

Category:: Bivalves

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:: pas pour les débutants
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, Gebänderte Feilenmuschel
Limaria hakodatensis
Limaria hawaiana
Limaria hemphilli
Hemphills Feilenmuschel
Limaria hians
Feilenmuschel
Limaria hirasei
Limaria hyalina
Limaria keohea
Limaria kiiensis
Limaria lahaina
Limaria locklini
Limaria loscombi
Limaria orbignyi
Limaria orientalis
Orientalische 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

External links

Unterwasserwelt Rotes Meer (de). Abgerufen am 05.02.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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