Tridacna squamosina

Weight

Not recorded

Length

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Lifespan

Not recorded

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumMollusca
3. classBivalvia
4. orderCardiida
5. familyCardiidae
6. genusTridacna
7. SpeciesTridacna squamosina Sturany, 1899

Synonyms Tridacna costata, Tridacna elongata var. squamosina, Tridacna squamosina

Catalogue of Life

CR, Critically Endangered

Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

Cardiidae

M

Maxima clam

Tridacna maxima

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

G

Giant clam

Tridacna squamosa

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

D

Derasa clam

Tridacna derasa

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

B

Boring clam

Tridacna crocea

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

R

Rosewater's giant clam

Tridacna rosewateri

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTridacna squamosina vs Giant clamTridacna squamosina vs Maxima clamTridacna squamosina vs Giant clamTridacna squamosina vs Derasa clam

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@misc{tridacna_squamosina_2026,
  title = {Tridacna squamosina (Tridacna squamosina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tridacna-squamosina},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}