Limaria orientalis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth6–110 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, April, and September
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Limaria orientalis has the common name, file shell. It is a bivalve mollusc of the family Limidae. It is present in New Zealand.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 19 records
February: 13 records
March: 21 records
April: 23 records
May: 20 records
June: 13 records
July: 19 records
August: 11 records
September: 26 records
October: 13 records
November: 12 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–110 m · Deepest record: 412 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 37 records
18–20 °C: 15 records
20–22 °C: 50 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Lima marwicki, Lima orientalis, Limaria delicatula, Limaria marwicki, Promantellum delicatule, Promantellum noverca, Promantellum parafragile, Promantellum vigens

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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).
341 open-data records from 1850 to 2021.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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