Tridacna gigas

species of clam

Species

Critically Endangered

giant clam

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderCardiida
FamilyCardiidae

Habitatmarine

La almeja gigante (Tridacna gigas) es una especie de molusco bivalvo de la familia Cardiidae. Habita en el mar Rojo y en los océanos Pacífico e Índico. Se le encuentra en los arrecifes coralinos y atolones, donde viven incrustados en la masa coralífera.

via GBIF · IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Tridacna

Article

Mantle with light-sensitive spots, which detect danger and cause the clam to close

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.