Boring clam

Boring clam
Tridacna crocea
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Veneroida
Family:	Tridacnidae
Genus:	Tridacna
Species:	T. crocea
Binomial name
Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819

The boring clam, crocus clam, or saffron-coloured clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species of bivalve in the Tridacnidae family. It is found in Australia, Guam, Indonesia, East Timor, Japan, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and possibly Tuvalu.

References

• Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Tridacna crocea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

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