Giant file shells

Latin: Acesta excavata
Size:
20 cm
Levested:
Hard bottom from 40 m and below
Distribution:
Northern distribution, from the west coast of Sweden north to Arctic areas. The entire Norwegian coast.
Food:
Small crustaceans and plankton
Facts about giant file shells

The giant file shell is found in deep water and often together with the glass coral (Lophelia pertusa).

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