APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Limaria tuberculata (Olivi, 1792) - A File or Flame shell (Marine bivalves)
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File or Flame shell
Limaria tuberculata
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File or Flame shell
Limaria tuberculata
- shell exterior 2

Specimen above photographed in authors collection 12.03.16. The specimen was found in Malaga, Spain. 16.10.1996.

File or Flame shell
Limaria tuberculata
- shell exterior 3

Specimen above photographed in authors collection 12.03.16. The specimen was found by J.S. Torres, under stones at 2m, off Cabopino, Marbella, Malaga, Spain. September 2002.

Limaria tuberculata was also known as Limaria inflata and Lima exilis.

Limaria tuberculata File or Flame shell Marine Bivalve Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.