OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae 

Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tridacne imbricata LINK, 1807
   Tridacne mutica LAMARCK, 1819 (pars)
   Tridacna lamarcki HIDALGO, 1903
   Dinodacna cookiana IREDALE, 1937-a

Common Name

O-shako-gai B843 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B843]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tridacnoidea
                  Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
                    Tridacna Bruguière, 1797
                      Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=96256) created by Japan Import on 2004-02-25. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.