Giant clam  (Tridacna gigas)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderVeneroida
FamilyTridacnidae
GenusTridacna (1)
SizeLength: up to 1.3 m (2)
Weightup to 300 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).

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