OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Chama gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Tridacna gigas Lamarck, 1801
Tridacne imbricata Link, 1807
Camus gigantus Bournon, 1808
Chama gigantea Perry, 1811
Tridacna mutica Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna lamarcki Hidalgo, 1903
Dinodacna cookiana Iredale, 1937
Common Name
Giant Clam p.22 Lucas, J.S. 1988.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Sulu Sea
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.322
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Palawan
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.322
Keywords
depth: benthic [ the depth may be limited by the penetration of light strong enough to permit the growth of the algae contained in its tissues {Rosew1965x02}
]
feeding mode: photosymbiotic [ the major part of the animals' food is obtained from the zooxanthellae {Rosew1965x02}
]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: sand [
]
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.74 General reference
Lucas, J.S. 1988. p.22 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1965. p.369 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tridacnoidea
Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna Bruguière, 1797
Tridacna (Tridacna) Bruguière, 1797
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16967) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-25.