Fluted clam  (Tridacna squamosa)

Facts

Also known as:Fluted giant clam, squamosa clam and scaled clam
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Veneroida
Family Tridacnidae
Genus Tridacna (1)
Size Shell length: up to 45 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk/conservation dependent (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).