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Tridacna gigas

Giant-clam

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Giant-clam; French Bénitier Géant

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Nicobar Islands - Fiji; n. to Taiwan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; S.Group (Aitutaki only); Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; RedList, Globally and Nationally endangered

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PELECYPODA (Bivalvia); LAMELLIBRANCHIA; Heterodonta; TRIDACNIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
BIODIVERSITY: RedList, Globally and Nationally endangered. Comment: Redlist VU A2cd (Vulnerable, Population reduction of at least 20%, Conservation Dependent).. Comments: Cites listed

GENERAL NOTE: 1991 10,000 gigas from Australia to Aitutaki. By 2000 some had grown well, most had died, and some may have naturalised.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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