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| Boring clam | |
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| A live individual of Tridacna crocea | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Tridacnidae |
| 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 Tridacnidae 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
- 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.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Tridacna crocea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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