Limaria africana Flashing File Shell

Limaria africana is commonly referred to as Flashing File Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 240 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Culut, Mabini, Calabarzon, Philippinen

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AphiaID:: 505481

Scientific:: Limaria africana
German:: Afrikanische 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:: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Oyster eggs, Plankton
Tank:: 52.79 gal (~ 240L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
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:: 2011-05-17 17:12:18
Last edit:: 2022-05-17 19:48:33

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Limaria africana (Bartsch, 1915)

Limaria africana is a bivalve mollusc of the family Limidae. Can be found under stones below mid tide to moderate depths.

Synonymised names:
Lima africana Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
Limaria orientalis (Adams & Reeve, 1850) sensu Kilburn, 1998 · unaccepted (misapplication)

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 17.05.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 16.10.2020.

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Commonly

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

Foto: Culut, Mabini, Calabarzon, Philippinen

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