Tridacna maxima Roeding 1798 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Chama maxima, Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima

Belongs to Tridacna according to B. Salvat et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Tridacna (Chametrachea), Tridacna (Persikima), Tridacna (Tridacna), Tridacna evae, Tridacna noae

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Eritrea (1), French Polynesia (1), Saudi Arabia (2), the Seychelles (4)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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