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Trachyrhamphus longirostris Sipadan 08

Tridacna maxima (Roding 1798), the Large Giant Clam. Has well-developed concentric growth folds. South Africa to the Red Sea out to the Line Islands, but not in Hawai'i. Common in its range. To about sixteen inches in diameter. Characterized by elongate, triagonal shells, dense, narrow-spaced folds on the shells (wavy appearance). Red Sea 08

Tridacna squamosa Lamarck 1819, the Fluted Giant Clam. Distinguished by the presence of large leaf-like fluted edges on its shell. South Africa to the Red Sea to the Marshall Islands. To sixteen inches across. Relies on photosynthesis for a major part of its nutrition. Red Sea 08

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