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Fluted clam (
Tridacna squamosa
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The fluted clam, also known as the scaled clam, can be identified by the large, leaf-like fluted scales on its shell, which are of...
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Small giant clam (
Tridacna maxima
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At less than a third of the size of the true giant clam (Tridacna gigas), the small giant clam deserves its name. As an adult, it ...
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9 Images
0 Videos
Horse’s hoof clam (
Hippopus hippopus
)
Information on the horse’s hoof clam is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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4 Images
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Giant clam (
Tridacna gigas
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This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living mollusc...
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10 Images
2 Videos
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