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Family Limidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Limaria keohea 

Moku o Lo'e, Oahu, 3 feet

 

Makapu'u, O'ahu, 20 feet
   

KEOHEA FILE CLAM

Common in wispy mucus nests beneath stones or mats of Gorilla seaweed in shallow water.  Shell thin with threadlike ribs becoming nearly smooth in the center.  Pale orange tentacles extend during feeding.  Attains 0.7 inch, 16 mm.  Endemic to Hawai'i.  Formerly known as Lima keokea.