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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae
Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima Röding, 1798
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Chametrachea scapha auct
Chametrachea scutrum auct
Tridacna squamosa auct
Tridachnes umbricata auct
Tridachnes maxima Röding, 1798
Tridachnes imbricata Röding, 1798
Tridachnes noae Röding, 1798
Tridacna gigas Lamarck, 1801
Tridacne maxima Link, 1807
Tridacne imbricata Link, 1807
Tridacna mutica Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna elongata Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna cumingii Reeve, 1862
Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862
Tridacna rudis Reeve, 1862
Tridacna lanceolata Sowerby, 1884
Tridacna lamarcki Hidalgo, 1903
Tridacna reevei Hidalgo, 1903
Tridacna acuticostata Sowerby, 1912
Tridacna maxima fossor Hedley, 1921
Tridacna troughtoni Iredale, 1927
Tridacna corallicola Lamy, 1939
Common Name
Great Clam p.25 Lucas, J.S. 1988.
Rugose Giant Clam p.25 Lucas, J.S. 1988.
Elongate Giant Clam p.64, pl.65C Wilson, B 2002.
Burrowing Clam p.168, pl.488 Coleman, N. 1975.
Elongate Myadora p.299, f.3 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
excluding Hawaii
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: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia Throughout Region
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.64
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.320
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
Keywords
habit: byssally attached [ Attached by byssus among coral {Lampr1992x60}.
]
habitat: coral reef [ Lives in shallow water on reefs, partially imbedded in coral {Rosew1965X02}. Offshore reefs {Lampr1992x60}
]
substrate: coral Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.74 General reference
Lucas, J.S. 1988. p.25 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.128 Anatomy
Rosewater, J. 1965. p.384 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tridacnoidea
Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna Bruguière, 1797
Tridacna (Chametrachea) Mörch, 1853
Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima Röding, 1798
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16981) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-13.