Artificial Reef Field Guide: Limaria hemphilli
Common NameHemphill's Fileclam
Code(s)LIHE
Id Number580
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilityMobile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Shell is up to 30 mm long. Shell exterior is white, soft part is orange to pink. The mantle has long tentacles.
Species Habitat
Found beneath rocky substrate.
Species Range
Low intertidal zone to 50 m subtidal; Monterey Bay, California, to Alcapulco, Mexico.