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Lima pellucida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Limidae

Scientific name
  
Lima pellucida

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Bivalvia

Genus
  
Lima

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Limoida

Similar
  
Ctenoides ales, Limidae, Limaria, Flame shell, Flame scallop

Lima pellucida, or the Antillean file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.

References

Lima pellucida Wikipedia