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Giant Clam fossil

Tridacna gigas

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Field Notes

Description:

Giant Clam fossil

Wiki - the largest living bivalve mollusc. T. gigas is one of the most endangered clam species.

Habitat:

Spotted 5M in Mel-let Cave (Nalsoc Cave System).
Newly discovered cave & named using the Ilocano word for Giant Clam.
Elevation = 127 MASL, 1.4 KM from South China Sea in Brgy. Colayo, Bani, Pangasinan

Notes:

ID to species by Jess Vicente.
Photo by Jerry Rendon.

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

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Comments (9)
Blogie
Nice! Now it's a lot clearer. Thanks!
BalincaguinConservancy
Blogie: 2 photos added, one from the same spotting & one from an earlier spotting of the same fossil.
Blogie
Nice photo, BalincaguinConservancy. It would be even nicer if there was a close-up shot of the clam. :)
Atul
hi BalincaguinConservancy! The chat options on this site are being worked upon for certain issues , so will be off for some time .
BalincaguinConservancy
Posting an inquiry here because the chat options at the bottom of the page no longer show. How do I get the chat options back?

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PublishedFebruary 24, 2012

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