Lima lima explained

Lima lima, or the spiny fileclam,^[1] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae.^[2]

Description

The shell of an adult Lima lima can be as long as 30-. The surface of the valves show 18–24 strong ribs^[3] covered with small scales. These clams are filter feeders.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Eastern Atlantic and in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Bermuda. It lives on rocky bottoms and coral, usually in the seagrass prairies of Posidonia oceanica, at depths of 0 to 50m (160feet).

Further reading

• Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 32.
• Egidio Trainito; Mauro Doneddu, Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, 2005ª ed., Milano, Il Castello, 2005.

External links

• WoRMS
• PESI
• Malakos

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Lima lima . 2023-03-30 . www.itis.gov.
2. Morton . Brian . 1979-04-01 . A comparison of lip structure and function correlated with other aspects of the functional morphology of Lima lima, Limaria (Platilimaria) fragilis, and Limaria (Platilimaria) hongkongensis sp.nov. (Bivalvia: Limacea) . Canadian Journal of Zoology . en . 57 . 4 . 728–742 . 10.1139/z79-091 . 0008-4301.
3. Web site: Species Page . 2023-03-30 . www.rkapeller.eu.