- Source: Lima lima
lima" target="_blank">Lima lima" target="_blank">lima, or the spiny fileclam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae.
Description
The shell of an adult lima" target="_blank">Lima lima" target="_blank">lima can be as long as 30–79 millimetres (1.2–3.1 in). The surface of the valves show 18–24 strong ribs 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 50-metre (160 ft).
References
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
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