Tridacna (Tridacna) Bruguière 1797 (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Tridacna according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Tridacna (Chametrachea), Tridacna (Persikima), Tridacna evae, Tridacna maxima, Tridacna noae
Subtaxa: Tridacna (Tridacna) derasa Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Tridacna (Tridacna) tevoroa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (2 collections), French Polynesia (1), Kenya (3), the Seychelles (3), Sudan (1), Tonga (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (3)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences