Limaria pellucida Antillean fileclam

Limaria pellucida is commonly referred to as Antillean fileclam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 420751

Scientific:: Limaria pellucida
German:: Karibische Feilenmuschel
English:: Antillean Fileclam

Category:: Małże

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Limida (Order) > Limidae (Family) > Limaria (Genus) > pellucida (Species)
Initial determination:: (C. B. Adams, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 1.38" (3.5 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), Brachionus, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown