Species of bivalve
Maxima clam
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific classification
|
Domain:
|
Eukaryota
|
Kingdom:
|
Animalia
|
Phylum:
|
Mollusca
|
Class:
|
Bivalvia
|
Order:
|
Cardiida
|
Family:
|
Cardiidae
|
Subfamily:
|
Tridacninae
|
Genus:
|
Tridacna
|
Species:
|
T. maxima
|
Binomial name
|
Tridacna maxima
|
Synonyms
|
- Tridachnes maxima Röding, 1798 (original combination)
- Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima (Röding, 1798) · alternate representation
- Tridacna acuticostata G. B. Sowerby III, 1912
- Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna detruncata Bianconi, 1869 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna elongata Lamarck, 1819 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna fossor Hedley, 1921
- Tridacna imbricata (Röding, 1798)
- Tridacna lanceolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1884 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna maxima var. fossor Hedley, 1921 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna mutica Lamarck, 1819 (synonym - pars)
- Tridacna reevei Hidalgo, 1903 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna rudis Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna troughtoni Iredale, 1927 junior subjective synonym
|
The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the true giant clam; however, the maximas maintain a manageable size, with the shells of large specimens typically not exceeding 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.