Tridacna crocea Boring Clam, Crocus Clam, Saffron-coloured Clam

Tridacna crocea is commonly referred to as Boring Clam, Crocus Clam, Saffron-coloured Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 207673

Scientific:: Tridacna crocea
German:: Bohrende Riesenmuschel
English:: Boring Clam, Crocus Clam, Saffron-coloured Clam

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Tridacna (Genus) > crocea (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamarck, 1819

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Guam, Indo Pacific, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Easy to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Lower risk / conservation dependent (LR)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-18 00:04:20
Last edit:: 2008-01-03 22:37:06

Captive breeding / propagation

Tridacna crocea is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Tridacna crocea, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Lamarck, 1819

Synonymse:
Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna cumingii Reeve, 1862
Tridacna ferruginea Reeve, 1862

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) > Cardiidae (Family) > Tridacninae (Subfamily) > Tridacna (Genus)

Korallenriff Magazin

Ausgabe #10
Riffmuscheln

Immer wieder geistern die Riff- oder auch Riesenmuscheln als sogenannte Mördermuscheln durch die Literatur. Auch in Filmen werden sie oft immer noch so genannt. Der Name Mördermuschel ist wohl der Tridacna gigas zu verdanken.