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Small-ear fileclam

Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The small-ear fileclam (Limatula subauriculata) is a species in the family Limidae, order Limida.

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Quick facts about the small-ear fileclam

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 small-ear fileclam live?

Not recorded

Is the small-ear fileclam 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 small-ear fileclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLimida
  5. familyLimidae
  6. genusLimatula
  7. SpeciesLimatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808)

Synonyms Lima elongata, Lima goodallii, Lima nivea, Lima sabauriculata, Lima subauriculata, Lima sulcata, Lima sulculus, Lima unicostata, Limatula nivea, Limatula sulcata, Ostrea nivea, Pecten subauriculatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Elliptical file-shellEnglish
  • Madeleine atlantiqueFrench
  • Kleine VijlschelpDutch
  • smal simmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small-ear fileclam

Other species in the same genus Limatula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small-ear fileclam?

The small-ear fileclam (Limatula subauriculata) 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). Small-ear fileclam (Limatula subauriculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-ear-fileclam

MLA

“Small-ear fileclam (Limatula subauriculata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-ear-fileclam.

BibTeX
@misc{small_ear_fileclam_2026,
  title = {Small-ear fileclam (Limatula subauriculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-ear-fileclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}