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Taxonomy
Chama gigas was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Tridacna gigas by Kosnik (2002); it was recombined as Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas by Harzhauser et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Tridacna gigas by Kosnik (2002); it was recombined as Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas by Harzhauser et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Chama gigas Linnaeus |
| 2002 | Tridacna gigas Kosnik p. 64 |
| 2008 | Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Harzhauser et al. p. 205 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, f = family | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | Tridacna gigas (70077 70078) | |
| Pleistocene | Sudan | Tridacna gigas (101414) | |
| Pleistocene | Eritrea | Tridacna gigas (101415 101417) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Tonga | Tridacna gigas (96436) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Seychelles | Tridacna gigas (80965 80966 81009) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | French Polynesia | Tridacna gigas (194003) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Kenya | Tridacna gigas (81096 81097 81100) |