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Southern giant clam
Southern giant clam
(Tridacna derasa)
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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)
.
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