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Giant clam
Giant clam
(Tridacna gigas)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Veneroida
Family
Tridacnidae
Genus
Tridacna
(1)
Size
Length: up to 1.3 m
(2)
Weight
up 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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