Escalima regularis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth110–961 m
Water temperature8–23 °C
Best monthsApril and October
How commonRare

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About this species

Escalima regularis is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae, the file shells or file clams.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Escalima regularis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 2 records
March: 2 records
April: 13 records
May: 7 records
June: 7 records
July: 1 records
August: 1 records
September: 3 records
October: 20 records
November: 7 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 110–961 m · Deepest record: 1,029 m

70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 4 records
120–130 m: 5 records
130–140 m: 10 records
140–150 m: 6 records
150–160 m: 4 records
160–170 m: 2 records
170–180 m: 6 records
180+ m: 37 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–23 °C

6–8 °C: 9 records
8–10 °C: 19 records
10–12 °C: 22 records
12–14 °C: 11 records
14–16 °C: 13 records
16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Lima murrayi

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
202 open-data records from 1884 to 2012.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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