Tridacninae

Hippopus hippopus & Tridacna squamosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cardioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Heterodonta Ordo: Veneroida Superfamilia: Cardioidea

Familia: Cardiidae
Subfamilia: Tridacninae
Genera: Hippopus – Tridacna

Name

Tridacninae Lamarck, 1819

Synonyms

• Chametracheidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
• Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
• Tridacnoidea Lamarck, 1819

References

Links

• Tridacninae in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

• English: Giant clams
• suomi: Jättiläissimpukat
• 日本語: シャコガイ
• polski: Przydaczniowate
• српски / srpski: Џиновске капице
• ไทย: หอยมือเสือ
• 中文: 硨磲

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