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Rough lima

Ctenoides scaber (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rough lima (Ctenoides scaber) is a species in the family Limidae, order Limida.

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Quick facts about the rough lima

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rough lima live?

Not recorded

Is the rough lima endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rough lima classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLimida
  5. familyLimidae
  6. genusCtenoides
  7. SpeciesCtenoides scaber (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Ctenoides scabra, Lima aspera, Lima glacialis, Lima scabra, Ostrea glacialis, Ostrea sagrinata, Ostrea scabra

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Atlantic rough file shellEnglish
  • Flame scallopEnglish
  • Rough file shellEnglish
  • Rough fileclamEnglish
  • Rough flame scallopEnglish
  • zejovka drsnáCzech
  • Raue FeilenmuschelGerman
  • Lime rêcheFrench
  • Лима шероховатаяRussian
  • 粗面狐蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough lima

Other species in the same genus Ctenoides.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough lima?

The rough lima (Ctenoides scaber) belongs to the family Limidae in the order Limida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rough lima (Ctenoides scaber). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-lima

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BibTeX
@misc{rough_lima_2026,
  title = {Rough lima (Ctenoides scaber)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-lima},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}