Tridacninae

Hippopus hippopus & Tridacna squamosa

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
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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