Southern giant clam  (Tridacna derasa)

Facts

Also known as:Derasa clam and smooth giant clam
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Veneroida
Family Tridacnidae
Genus Tridacna (1)
Size Shell length: up to 60 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN red List 2006 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).