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Boring clam
A live individual of Tridacna crocea
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Tridacna
Species: T. crocea
Binomial name
Tridacna crocea
Lamarck, 1819

The boring clam, crocus clam, crocea clam, or saffron-coloured clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species of bivalve in the Cardiidae family. It is found in Australia, Guam, Indonesia, East Timor, Japan, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and possibly Tuvalu. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G.; ter Poorten, J. (2013). "Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Huelsken, T., Keyse, J., Liggins, L., Penny, S., Treml, E.A., Riginos, C. (2013) A Novel Widespread Cryptic Species and Phylogeographic Patterns within Several Giant Clam Species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. PLoS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080858.
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