Tridacninae
Subfamily of bivalves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tridacnidae, common name the giant clams, is a taxonomic subfamily of very large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
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Tridacninae | |
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Two "giant clams", from the two current genera : Hippopus hippopus & Tridacna squamosa. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Subfamily: | Tridacninae Lamarck, 1819 |
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