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Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

Giant clam (Tridacna gigas). Approximately 1.5 meters wide.

Habitat:

Great Barrier reef, Mackay reef.

Reference Links:

Giant clam

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Blogie
Hi there! Pls join our new mission: Mollusca. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12147638
DeagolMarquez
well, this lovely shell is an invertebrate, that is the category in which belongs...
lori.tas
Ah, missed the "other" category. It would also be nice if there was a way to distinguish between photos of animals in the wild and animals in captivity - like "farmed" ostriches and zoo animals.
peter
Technically, molluscs would fit into the 'other' category. We'll make this more clear for the next version of the site.
lori.tas
This species of clam cannot completely close its shell when full grown.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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PublishedOctober 19, 2010

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