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Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas (Linnaeus)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Chama gigas
Species recognized by United Kingdom Species List
Tridacna gigas
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Australia Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Fiji Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Kiribati Species List, Malaysia Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Palau Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Samoa Species List, Singapore Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia ID, Japan Species List, Indonesia Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Coral Sea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Ceram Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Tridacna gigas
Recognized by Arkive, Undersea Productions, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NBII images and Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Chama gigantea
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Chama gigas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dinodacna cookiana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database
Tridacna gigas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Moss et al 2016, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Tridacna gigas
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, and Flickr Group
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Chama gigantea Perry 1811
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Chama gigas Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Dinodacna cookiana Iredale 1937
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Chama gigantea Perry 1811
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Chama gigas Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dinodacna cookiana Iredale 1937
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Chama gigantea G. Perry 1811
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chama gigantea Perry 1811
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chama gigas
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Chama gigas Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chama gigas Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dinodacna cookiana Iredale 1937
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dinodacna cookiana Iredale 1937
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tridacna gigas
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Giant clam
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Undersea Productions, and Wikidata Common Names
Giant Clam preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Gigas Clam
prefer
Recognized by CITES
giant clam preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
killer clam
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

بصر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

amasuela xigante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Трыдакна гіганцкая preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Гигантска мида тридакна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

cloïssa gegant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

巨硨磲蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Golema školjkača preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

zéva obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Doopvontschelp preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Giganta tridakno preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Fijian

Vasua preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Bénitier géant
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Bénitier Géant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Riesenmuscheln preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צדפת ענק preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

óriáskagyló preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kima raksasa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

ollbhreallach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オオシャコガイ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species

Korean

거거 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Milzu tridakna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Kima gergasi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Kjempemusling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

صدف دوکفه‌ای غول‌پیکر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Przydacznia olbrzymia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Гигантская треуголка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

џиновска шкољка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Rozďava obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Jättemussla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

หอยมือเสือยักษ์ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

dev deniz taragi preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Тридакна гігантська preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Sò tai tượng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بصر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Џиновска шкољка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Džinovska školjka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

大砗磲 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

大硨磲 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大硨磲 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

巨硨磲蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Cardiida Ferussac 1822
Cardioidea Lamarck 1809
Cardiidae Lamarck 1809
Tridacninae Lamarck 1819
Tridacna Bruguière 1797
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi 1856
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Cardiida A. Férussac 1822
Cardioidea Lamarck 1809
Cardiidae Lamarck 1809
Tridacninae Lamarck 1819
Tridacna Bruguière 1797
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi 1856
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi 1856
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardioidea
Cardiidae
Tridacna
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna lorenzi K. Monsecour 2016
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi 1856
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Tridacna Bruguière 1797
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna acuticostata Sowerby
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna evae Harzhauser et al. 2008
Tridacna lorenzi K. Monsecour 2016
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899

IUCN

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hippopus porcellanus Rosewater 1982
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenho & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Euheterodonta
Veneroida
Cardioidea
Tridacnidae
Tridacna
Tridacna gigas (this page)
Tridacna crocea
Tridacna derasa
Tridacna maxima
Tridacna mbalavuana
Tridacna noae
Tridacna squamosa
Tridacna squamosina
Tridacna tevoroa
unclassified Tridacna

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Chamoidea
Chamidae
Chama
Chama gigas (this page)
Chama aenigmatica
Chama aerruginosa
Chama aeruginosa
Chama angulata
Chama antiquata
Chama appressa
Chama arcinella
Chama argentata
Chama asinus
Chama australis
Chama bermudensis
Chama bicornis
Chama bonanni
Chama broderipii
Chama buelowiana
Chama cancellata
Chama carditaeformis
Chama cavernosa
Chama chilensis
Chama circularis
Chama cistula
Chama citrea
Chama claasseni
Chama clarionensis
Chama codak
Chama compacta
Chama cor
Chama corallina
Chama coralliophaga
Chama corbieri
Chama cordata
Chama cornucopia
Chama cornuta
Chama corrugata
Chama costata
Chama crassa
Chama cristella
Chama damaecornis
Chama delessertii
Chama digueti
Chama divaricata
Chama dosin
Chama douvillei
Chama elegans
Chama elongata
Chama exigua
Chama ferruginea
Chama fimbriata
Chama flavida
Chama fragum
Chama fusca
Chama garthi
Chama granulata
Chama gryphina
Chama hemicardium
Chama hendersoni
Chama hippopus
Chama inermis
Chama inezae
Chama intermedia
Chama janus
Chama jataronus
Chama jukesii
Chama kuesteriana
Chama laciniata
Chama lamarckiana
Chama lamellata
Chama lamellosa
Chama leana
Chama maculata
Chama magna
Chama meyeri
Chama mitrula
Chama multisquamosa
Chama nicolloni
Chama nivalis
Chama obliquata
Chama oblongum
Chama panamensis
Chama parasitica
Chama parva
Chama parvula
Chama pectinata
Chama pellis-phocae
Chama perplexa
Chama phrenitica
Chama picta
Chama pitar
Chama planata
Chama porosa
Chama praetexta
Chama problematica
Chama purpurascens
Chama purpurata
Chama ratoi
Chama reeveana
Chama reniformis
Chama rhomboidea
Chama rotunda
Chama rubea
70 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Cardiidae
Tridacninae
Dinodacna
Dinodacna cookiana (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Cardiidae
Tridacna
Tridacna gigas (this page)
Chametrachea
Tridacna
Tridacna aegyptiaca
Tridacna costata
Tridacna crocea
Tridacna derasa
Tridacna maxima
Tridacna mbalavuana
Tridacna ningaloo
Tridacna noae
Tridacna rosewateri
Tridacna squamosa
Tridacna squamosina
Tridacna tevoroa

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Tridacna
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Tridacna crocea Lamarck 1819
Tridacna derasa (Röding 1798)
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi 1856
Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798)
Tridacna mbalavuana Ladd 1934
Tridacna noae (Röding 1798)
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato 1991
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819
Tridacna squamosina Sturany 1899
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