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Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. Many Tridacna species are threatened. Many Tridacna species are threatened. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds.
Tridacna gigas, the giant clam, is the best-known species of the giant clam genus Tridacna. Giant clams are the largest living bivalve molluscs . Several other species of "giant clam" in the genus Tridacna are often misidentified as Tridacna gigas .
Tridacna squamosina is a species of the Tridacna genus, the giant clams. These animals are bivalve mollusks belonging to the family Cardiidae identified by Sturany 1899. [2]In 2008 Roa-Quiaoit, Kochzius, Jantzen, Zibdah & Richter identified what they believed was a new species of giant clam they called Tridacna costata, [3] however in 2011 Markus Huber and Anita Eschner examined a collection ...
This subfamily contains the largest living bivalve species, including Tridacna gigas, the giant clam. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4–6 folds. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4–6 folds. The mantle is usually brightly colored.
The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. [3]They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the true giant clam; however, the maximas maintain a manageable size, with the shells of large specimens typically not exceeding 20 centimetres (7.9 ...
(Tridacna gigas) Empty shells of the sword razor ( Ensis ensis ) Bivalvia ( / b aɪ ˈ v æ l v i ə / ) or bivalves , in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda , is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consisting of a ...
Tridacna squamosa, known commonly as the fluted giant clam and scaly clam, is a species of bivalve in the family Cardiidae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is one of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans .
Tridacna crocea, the boring clam, crocus clam, crocea clam or saffron-coloured clam, is a species of bivalve in the family Cardiidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific ...