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This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living molluscs. Like all bivalve molluscs, the shell consists of two valves, although in the larger giant clams these cannot close ... Species information...
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Tridacna gigas have not been seen in Fiji for over 50 years, primarily as a result of past over-collection for food (2). ... View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. ... Species information...
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Giant clam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Tridacna gigas is the largest giant clam species, reaching a maximum shell .... Information below on CITES-reported trade is therefore based solely on data ...
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The giant clam gets only one chance to find a nice home. Once it fastens itself to a spot on a reef, there it sits for the rest of its life. These bottom-dwelling behemoths are the largest mollusks on Earth, capable of reaching ... In exchange, they offer the algae a safe home and regular access to sunlight for photosynthesis,
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Learn about the tridacna gigas shells and their pearls...This is the largest mollusk in the world. ... The following information is from Kunz & Stevenson, pearl experts who were published in 1908. ... Tridacna gigas is the largest mollusk in the world. Learn why it the shells lack luster and more.
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giant clam , Tridacna gigas giant clam inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific weighing up to 500' ... Definition: giant clam, Tridacna gigas ... ... is a Kind of: giant clam, Tridacna gigas...
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Giant clam Tridacna gigas ORDER Veneroida FAMILY Cardiidae TAXONOMY Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758), Amboina , Indonesia ... giant clam, common name for the largest bivalve mollusk in the world, Tridacna gigas, also known as the bear's paw clam. The giant clam may weigh over 500 lb (225 kg) and attain a length of over 4 ft...
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Pages in category "Tridacna gigas" ... Wikispecies has information related to: ... World Register of Marine Species link: Tridacna gigas Linnaeus, 1758...
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