Fragile File Shell

Limaria fragilis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth24–100 m
Water temperature17–30 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

About this species

Limaria fragilis, the fragile file clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and has the ability to swim.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Limaria fragilis”, 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: 23 records
February: 23 records
March: 10 records
April: 5 records
May: 12 records
June: 49 records
July: 22 records
August: 25 records
September: 8 records
October: 10 records
November: 10 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 24–100 m · Deepest record: 457.2 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 15 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 9 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 33 records
24–26 °C: 95 records
26–28 °C: 75 records
28–30 °C: 83 records

Names and classification

English: Fragile File Shell

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: エボシユキミノ, ヒラユキミノ
Simplified Chinese: 薄片狐蛤

Other scientific names: Lima (Limaria) fragilis, Lima fragilis, Lima tenuis, Ostrea fragilis, Radula tenuis

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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).
460 open-data records from 1791 to 2015.

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