Giant clam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The giant clam , Tridacna gigas , or traditionally, pa’ua , is the largest living bivalve mollusk. One of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific an...
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Clam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the USA, the word "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, is as a general term covering all bivalve mollusks. The word can also be used in a more limited sense, to mean bivalves which bu...
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As is often the case with uncharacteristically large species, the giant clam has been historically misunderstood. It was known in times past as the killer clam or man-eating clam, and reputable scientific and technical manuals once claimed that the great mollusk had caused deaths;
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ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. ... Tridacna gigas giant clam...
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Although not technically a coral as such, the Giant Clam makes its home in amongst the coral ... Scientific Classification. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia ...
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Giant clam ; Conservation status ; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) ; Scientific classification ; Kingdom: Animalia ; Phylum: Mollusca ; Class: Bivalvia ; Order: Veneroida ; Family: Tridacnidae ; Genus: Tridacna ; Species: T. gigas ;
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Taxonomy: Derasa Clam Cultured belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia, Family Tridacnidae, Genus Tridacna and Species derasa. Scientific names: The scientific name of Derasa Clam Cultured is Tridacna derasa. ... You are currently viewing Derasa Clam Cultured - Tridacna derasa - Smooth Giant Cla...
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Also known as killer clam and man-eating clam (Tridacna gigas), it is the largest bivalve mollusk in the world, reaching a length of over 4 feet (1.2 m) and weighing more than 500 pounds (227 kg). A native of the Pacific and Indian Oceans ... Further info: Giant Clam. Giant Clam (encyclopedia.com). Tridacna gigas.
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Clams are mollusks which use their foot to burrow completely or partially into sand or mud. There are a few types of well-known clams (primarily the edible ones). Here is a list of a few with their scientific classifications: ... (#) Here is a picture of a Giant Clam;
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1.2 GIANT CLAM CLASSIFICATION AND SKETCH OF BIOLOGY ... Seven species of giant clam exist today though fossil species go back to the Eocene (65 mil. yr). ... Giant clam stocks (mainly T. gigas and T. derasa) in the Pacific region began to be exploited aggresively by Taiwanese fishing boats in the 1960s so that by the mid-1970s...
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