Tridacna rosewateri

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Tridacna rosewateri
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Preserved specimen of Tridacna rosewateri
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Subfamily: Tridacninae
Genus: Tridacna
Species:
T. rosewateri
Binomial name
Tridacna rosewateri
Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991
Synonyms
  • Tridacna (Chametrachea) lorenziK. Monsecour, 2016 junior subjective synonym
  • Tridacna (Chametrachea) rosewateriSirenko & Scarlato, 1991 · alternate representation
  • Tridacna lorenziK. Monsecour, 2016 ·

Tridacna rosewateri, or Rosewater's giant clam, is a species of marine bivalve in the family Cardiidae. [3] For a while, the species was thought to be extinct, until it was redicovered in 2020. It was thought to be a new species, Tridacna lorenzi, but further research has shown that it is actually Rosewater’s giant clam.

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Distribution

It is endemic to Mauritius. Its type locality was given as the "Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean." [4]

References

  1. Wells, S. (1996). "Tridacna rosewateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T22139A9362805. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22139A9362805.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466760 on 2022-10-13
  4. Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991-La Conchiglia, Year.XXII, No. 261, Oct-Dec.1991, pages 4-9.