Species under Tridacna
n= 10
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Tridacna crocea
Lamarck, 1819
Crocus giant clam Indo-West Pacific 15
Tridacna derasa
(Röding, 1798)
Smooth giant clam Indo-West Pacific 60
Tridacna gigas
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Giant clam Indo-Pacific 137
Tridacna lorenzi
Monsecour, 2016
Western Indian Ocean 26
Tridacna maxima
(Röding, 1798)
Elongate giant clam Indo-Pacific 41.7
Tridacna mbalavuana
Ladd, 1934
Tevoro clam Western Central Pacific
Tridacna noae
(Röding, 1798)
Western Pacific 28
Tridacna rosewateri
Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991
Indo-West Pacific
Tridacna squamosa
Lamarck, 1819
Fluted giant clam Indo-Pacific 45
Tridacna squamosina
Sturany, 1899
Indo-West Pacific 32
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