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	Kingdom Animale | Phylum Mollusca | Class Bivalvia

File Shell Lima lima Family Limidae These pretty shells are found under rocks on reef flats. They are free-swimming, moving by clapping the two shell valves rapidly and forcing water out. The red colouration is due to the pigment haemoglobin. When disturbed, their sticky (but harmless) tentacles attach onto the predators and break off. They are filter feeders. (Shell 2-3cm).

Introduction Shore environment

From A Guide to Seashore Life by Dr Leo W H Tan and Peter K L Ng Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP @Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre