Limaria orientalis (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850) is a animal in the Limidae family, order Limida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Limaria orientalis (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Limaria orientalis (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Limaria orientalis, common name file shell, is a bivalve mollusc in Limidae that occurs in New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Limaria
Order
Limida
Class
Bivalvia

About Limaria orientalis (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Limaria orientalis, whose scientific name is Limaria orientalis (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850), has the common name file shell. It is a bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Limidae, which is also referred to as the file shells. This species is found in New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Limida Limidae Limaria

More from Limidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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