Limaria africana

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Limaria africana - Flammen-Feilenmuschel (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch

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Limaria orientalis - Limaria africana (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort - Nila, Banda-See, Indonesien

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Scientific:: Limaria africana
German:: Flammen-Feilenmuschel
English:: Flashing File Shell

Category:: Muslinger
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Limida (Order) > Limidae (Family) > Limaria (Genus) > africana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bartsch, ), 1915

Occurrence:: Australien, Indonesien, Japan, New Zealand
Size:: 1 cm - 2 cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 26°C
Food:: Oyster eggs, Foder specialist, Plankton
Tank:: ~ 150 Liter
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-05-17 17:12:18
Last edit:: 2011-05-17 17:12:18

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Limaria africana (Bartsch, 1915)

Limaria orientalis, (the Right Name ist Limaria africana) or the file shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Limidae. Limaria orientalis, found under stones below mid tide to moderate depths.

Scientific classification
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Limoida
Family: Limidae
Genus: Limaria
Species: L. africana

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