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Lima lima spiny lima, spiny file shell,spiny fileclam

Lima lima is commonly referred to as spiny lima, spiny file shell,spiny fileclam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Lima lima © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
6445 
AphiaID:
140233 
Scientific:
Lima lima 
German:
Schuppige Feilenmuschel 
English:
Spiny Lima, Spiny File Shell,spiny Fileclam 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Limida (Order) > Limidae (Family) > Lima (Genus) > lima (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Columbia, Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Tansania, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Venezuela 
Size:
1.97" - 3.54" (5cm - 9cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 80.6 °F (10°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-11-25 19:57:48 

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Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)

The color of Lima Lima is whitis, the size is up to 9 cm.It lives under stones in shallo waters from 1m down to 8 m. It can swim by snapping the shells shut.



External links

  1. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Lima lima © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria
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