Fish Identification

Other identification tools | SeaLifeBase

Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Limidae file shells (See list of species below)

Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):

Select Country (optional):

Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional)

121 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acesta bullisi []	Acesta colombiana []	No picture found Acesta excavata [Excavated fileclam]
No picture found Acesta marissinica []	No picture found Acesta maui [Giant file shell]	No picture found Acesta patagonica [Deep-water coral clam]
No picture found Acesta philippinensis []	Acesta rathbuni [Rathbun's giant file shell]	No picture found Acesta saginata []
Acesta smithi []	Ctenoides ales [Electric flame scallop]	No picture found Ctenoides annulatus []
No picture found Ctenoides concentrica []	No picture found Ctenoides lischkei []	No picture found Ctenoides miamiensis []
Ctenoides mitis []	No picture found Ctenoides obliqua []	No picture found Ctenoides philippinarum []
No picture found Ctenoides planulata []	No picture found Ctenoides planulatus []	No picture found Ctenoides sanctipauli []
No picture found Ctenoides scaber [Flame scallop]	Ctenoides scabra [Rough fileclam]	No picture found Ctenoides suavis []
No picture found Ctenoides vokesi []	No picture found Divarilima albicoma []	No picture found Divarilima elegans []
No picture found Divarilima sydneyensis []	No picture found Escalima goughensis []	No picture found Escalima regularis []
No picture found Isolima limopsis []	No picture found Lima attenuata []	No picture found Lima bullifera []
Lima caribaea []	No picture found Lima cubaniana []	No picture found Lima disalvoi []
No picture found Lima floridana [Smooth fileclam]	No picture found Lima fujitai []	Lima hians []
No picture found Lima hyperborea []	No picture found Lima inflata []	Lima lima [Spiny fileclam]
No picture found Lima loscombi []	No picture found Lima marioni []	No picture found Lima nakayasui []
No picture found Lima nimbifer []	No picture found Lima pellucida []	No picture found Lima quantoensis []
No picture found Lima sabauriculata []	No picture found Lima subovata []	No picture found Lima tahitensis []
No picture found Lima tomlini []	Lima vulgaris [Common file shell]	No picture found Lima zelandica []
No picture found Limaria amakusaensis []	Limaria basilanica [File clam]	No picture found Limaria cumingii []
Limaria fragilis []	No picture found Limaria hemphilli [Hemphill fileclam]	Limaria hians [Gaping file shale]
No picture found Limaria hirasei []	No picture found Limaria hongkongensis []	No picture found Limaria inflata []
No picture found Limaria kawamurai []	No picture found Limaria keohea []	No picture found Limaria locklini [Skewed fileclam]
No picture found Limaria loscombi []	Limaria orientalis [File shell]	No picture found Limaria paralella []
Limaria pellucida [Antillean fileclam]	No picture found Limaria perfragile []	No picture found Limaria tuberculata []
No picture found Limatula acherontis []	No picture found Limatula attenuata [Attenuate fileclam]	No picture found Limatula aupouria []
No picture found Limatula bullata []	No picture found Limatula confusa [Confusing fileclam]	No picture found Limatula deceptionensis []
No picture found Limatula delli []	No picture found Limatula domaneschii []	No picture found Limatula fragilis []
No picture found Limatula gwyni []	No picture found Limatula hendersoni [Minute fileclam]	Limatula hodgsoni []
No picture found Limatula hyalina [Hyaline fileclam]	No picture found Limatula hyperborea [Arctic fileclam]	No picture found Limatula insularis []
No picture found Limatula japonica [Japan fileclam]	No picture found Limatula kawamurai []	No picture found Limatula laminifera []
No picture found Limatula louiseae []	Limatula maoria []	No picture found Limatula margaretae []
No picture found Limatula oliveri []	No picture found Limatula ovalis []	No picture found Limatula ponderi []
No picture found Limatula powelli []	No picture found Limatula raoulica []	No picture found Limatula regularis [Regular fileclam]
No picture found Limatula saturna [Saturna fileclam]	No picture found Limatula setifera [Bristly fileclam]	No picture found Limatula sibogai []
No picture found Limatula similaris [Furrowless fileclam]	No picture found Limatula simillima []	No picture found Limatula spinulosa []
Limatula subauriculata [Small-ear fileclam]	No picture found Limatula subovata []	No picture found Limatula sulcata []
No picture found Limatula suteri []	No picture found Limatula textilis []	No picture found Limatula tosana []
No picture found Limatula vancouverensis []	No picture found Limatula vigilis []	No picture found Limea argentineae []
No picture found Limea bronniana [Dwarf fileclam]	No picture found Limea clandestina []	No picture found Limea limopsis []
No picture found Limea lirata []	Limea pygmaea []	No picture found Limea sarsii []
No picture found Notolimea crassa []

121 Species of Family Limidae
(file shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acesta bullisi		Western Atlantic.
Acesta colombiana		Western Atlantic
Acesta excavata	Excavated fileclam	Europe & Northern Asia (e	11.25 DL
Acesta marissinica		Western Pacific
Acesta maui	Giant file shell	Southwest Pacific
Acesta patagonica	Deep-water coral clam	Southwest Atlantic and So
Acesta philippinensis		Western Pacific
Acesta rathbuni	Rathbun's giant file shell	Indo-West Pacific.	21 SHH
Acesta saginata		Southwest Pacific
Acesta smithi		Northwest Pacific
Ctenoides ales	Electric flame scallop	Indo-Pacific.
Ctenoides annulatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Ctenoides concentrica		Northwest Pacific
Ctenoides lischkei		Indo-Pacific.
Ctenoides miamiensis		Western Central Atlantic
Ctenoides mitis		Western Atlantic
Ctenoides obliqua		Western Atlantic.
Ctenoides philippinarum		Western Central Pacific	4 TL
Ctenoides planulata		Western Atlantic.
Ctenoides planulatus		Western Central Atlantic
Ctenoides sanctipauli		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL
Ctenoides scaber	Flame scallop	Western Central Atlantic
Ctenoides scabra	Rough fileclam	Western Atlantic.	7.5 DL
Ctenoides suavis		Western Central Pacific
Ctenoides vokesi		Western Atlantic.
Divarilima albicoma		Western Central Atlantic	0.8 TL
Divarilima elegans		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Divarilima sydneyensis		Southwest Pacific.
Escalima goughensis		Southeast Atlantic
Escalima regularis		Southwest Pacific
Isolima limopsis		Northwest Pacific
Lima attenuata		Northeast Atlantic
Lima bullifera		Eastern Central Pacific
Lima caribaea		Western Central Atlantic.	2.5 TL
Lima cubaniana		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Lima disalvoi		Southeast Pacific
Lima floridana	Smooth fileclam	Atlantic Ocean.
Lima fujitai		Western Central Pacific
Lima hians		Northeast Atlantic and Me
Lima hyperborea		Northeast Atlantic and th
Lima inflata		Mediterranean Sea
Lima lima	Spiny fileclam	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	9 SHL
Lima loscombi		Northeast Atlantic
Lima marioni		Mediterranean Sea.	4.24 DL
Lima nakayasui		Western Central Pacific
Lima nimbifer		Eastern Indian Ocean
Lima pellucida		Atlantic Ocean
Lima quantoensis		Western Central Pacific
Lima sabauriculata		Northeast Atlantic
Lima subovata		Northeast Atlantic
Lima tahitensis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Lima tomlini		Western and Southeast Pac
Lima vulgaris	Common file shell	Indo-Pacific	9 SHH
Lima zelandica		Southwest Pacific
Limaria amakusaensis		Northwest Pacific
Limaria basilanica	File clam	Indo-Pacific.
Limaria cumingii		Western Central Pacific
Limaria fragilis		Indo-Pacific.
Limaria hemphilli	Hemphill fileclam	Eastern Pacific.
Limaria hians	Gaping file shale	Western Central Pacific a
Limaria hirasei		Northwest Pacific
Limaria hongkongensis		Northwest Pacific
Limaria inflata		Southwest Atlantic	2.8 TL
Limaria kawamurai		Western Central Pacific
Limaria keohea		Eastern Central Pacific
Limaria locklini	Skewed fileclam	Western Atlantic.	0.96 TL
Limaria loscombi		Mediterranean Sea.
Limaria orientalis	File shell	Indo-West Pacific.
Limaria paralella		Eastern Pacific
Limaria pellucida	Antillean fileclam	Western Atlantic.	0.25 TL
Limaria perfragile		Northwest Pacific
Limaria tuberculata		Mediterranean Sea.
Limatula acherontis		Southwest Pacific
Limatula attenuata	Attenuate fileclam	Eastern Pacific and North
Limatula aupouria		Southwest Pacific
Limatula bullata		Western Pacific.
Limatula confusa	Confusing fileclam	Atlantic Ocean.	0.15 TL
Limatula deceptionensis		Antarctica.
Limatula delli		Southwest Pacific
Limatula domaneschii		Western Atlantic.	0.12 DL
Limatula fragilis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Limatula gwyni		Northeast Atlantic and th
Limatula hendersoni	Minute fileclam	Atlantic Ocean.	0.29 DL
Limatula hodgsoni		Southern Pacific and the	2.3 SHL
Limatula hyalina	Hyaline fileclam	Northeast Atlantic
Limatula hyperborea	Arctic fileclam	Atlantic Ocean and the Ar	1.4 DL
Limatula insularis		Southwest Pacific
Limatula japonica	Japan fileclam	Northeast Atlantic and Pa
Limatula kawamurai		Northwest Pacific
Limatula laminifera		Western Central Atlantic	0.24 DL
Limatula louiseae		Western Atlantic.	0.23 DL
Limatula maoria		Southwest Pacific
Limatula margaretae		Atlantic Ocean.
Limatula oliveri		Southwest Pacific
Limatula ovalis		Antarctic Atlantic
Limatula ponderi		Eastern Indian Ocean
Limatula powelli		Indo-West Pacific
Limatula raoulica		Southwest Pacific
Limatula regularis	Regular fileclam	Atlantic Ocean.
Limatula saturna	Saturna fileclam	Eastern Pacific and North
Limatula setifera	Bristly fileclam	Atlantic Ocean.	0.9 DL
Limatula sibogai		Western Pacific.
Limatula similaris	Furrowless fileclam	Eastern Pacific and North
Limatula simillima		Antarctic
Limatula spinulosa		Southwest Pacific.
Limatula subauriculata	Small-ear fileclam	Atlantic Ocean, North Ame
Limatula subovata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Limatula sulcata		Northeast Atlantic
Limatula suteri		Southwest Pacific
Limatula textilis		Northwest Pacific
Limatula tosana		Western Central Pacific
Limatula vancouverensis		Northeast Atlantic
Limatula vigilis		Southwest Pacific
Limea argentineae		Western Atlantic.
Limea bronniana	Dwarf fileclam	North America.	0.5 DL
Limea clandestina		Mediterranean Sea.
Limea limopsis		Western Central Pacific
Limea lirata		Western Atlantic.	0.12 DL
Limea pygmaea		Southern Pacific, Southwe	1.5 DL
Limea sarsii		Mediterranean Sea
Notolimea crassa		Mediterranean Sea

Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase

Quick Identification

Identification keys

Identification by morphometrics

Identification by pictures:

          If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.