Tridacna

Researchers have discovered a new species of living giant clam, Tridacna costata, in the Red Sea.

Archive 2008-08-01 2008

Tridacnid calms such as crocus calm Tridacna crosea, giant clam T. gigas (VU), scaly calm T. squamosa (LR) and horse's hoof (Bear paw) clam Hippopus hippopus (LR) are found in some parts of the lagoon.

Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Philippines 2008

Zooxanthellae are also found in other animals including some species of jellyfish and in giant clams (Tridacna spp.).

Zooxanthellae 2008

Recently, Tridacna was the subject of a post at A Snail's Eye View.

Bivalve news AYDIN 2006

In fact, the only time I wrote about them may have been once about the largest of them all, Tridacna gigas and once about one of the tiniest, a Pisidium.

Bivalve news AYDIN 2006

Recently, Tridacna was the subject of a post at A Snail's Eye View.

Archive 2006-12-01 AYDIN 2006

In fact, the only time I wrote about them may have been once about the largest of them all, Tridacna gigas and once about one of the tiniest, a Pisidium.

Archive 2006-12-01 AYDIN 2006

Further down were various shells, especially bénitiers (Tridacna gigantea) the harp (here called “Sirinbáz”), and the pearl-oyster; sheep-bones and palm charcoal; pottery admirably “cooked,” as the

The Land of Midian 2003

Amongst them is the monstrous Tridacna (gigantea), which sometimes attains a growth of

The Land of Midian 2003

Possibly the golden age of the pearl is passing as the golden age of the reptile has passed, for can it not be imagined that, in those far-back days when oysters attained a length of two feet and better deserved the title of Tridacna (three bites) than the present clams, pearls of corresponding magnificence of size were produced?

Tropic Days 2003