Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Flutted Giant Clam
Tridacna squamosa
Flutted Giant Clam
Also known as: Scaled Clam
Category: Giant Clams
Scientific Name: Tridacna squamosa
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Bivalvia (Class) Bivalves
 └Cardiida (Order)
  └Cardiidae (Family) Cockles
   └Tridacninae (Subfamily) Giant Clams
    └Tridacna (Genus)
     └T. squamosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 207674🔗
iNaturalist ID: 50591🔗

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