Limaria hians

  • Gaping file shell
  • Klaffende Feilenmuschel
  • Gapende vijlmossel
  • Lime bâillante
  • Peinecillo
  • Lima ballerina

Distribution

  • The tropical Atlantic
  • The temperate Atlantic
  • The Mediterranean

Substrate and environment

  • Exclusively a marine species
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species is generally attached to its substrate
  • The species can be found between 0 and 100 Meters.
  • Uncommon Species

General behaviour of the species

  • Species generally solitary

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size : 2 cm
  • The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest