Giant Clams and Marine Bivalves
48 entries in the Giant Clams and Marine Bivalves compendium.
TridacninaeSubfamily of very large saltwater clams in the family Cardiidae.HippopusA genus of large tropical saltwater clams in the giant clam subfamily.Hippopus hippopusA giant clam with horse-foot name and strawberry blotches.PectinidaeFree-living marine bivalves with eyes and swimming ability.ScallopFree-living marine bivalves with swimming ability and numerous eyes.Adamussium colbeckiA large, slow-growing Antarctic scallop with paper-thin, purplish-red valves.AmusiumGenus of scallops with one living and many extinct species.Amusium pleuronectesA gliding scallop of the West Pacific, valued for food and aquaculture.Annachlamys flabellataA scallop with partial protandric sex reversal and pink, orange or mauve ribs.Antarctic scallopA slow-growing Antarctic scallop with paper-thin, purplish-red valves.Mimachlamys asperrimaA scallop endemic to coastal Southern Australia.ChesapectenExtinct scallop genus abundant in Mid-Atlantic Miocene to Pleistocene seas.Chesapecten jeffersoniusExtinct scallop, first North American fossil illustrated in scientific literature.CrassadomaMonotypic genus of sessile rock scallops in the eastern Pacific.Euvola ziczacA zigzag-patterned scallop with blue eyes and a unique jetting motion.HinnitesGenus of rock scallops that cement to substrates as adults.HyalopectenA genus of marine bivalves with uncertain taxonomic placement.Leptopecten latiauratusA small scallop with thin shell, byssal threads, and jet propulsion.Manupecten nolaniA 2022-described scallop from the Canary Islands.Mimachlamys variaA small scallop with variegated shells and a wide Atlantic range.Mizuhopecten yessoensisCold-water scallop from northern Japan, studied for yessotoxin bioaccumulation.Nodipecten nodosusThe largest scallop of the Western-Atlantic Ocean.Pecten jacobaeusMediterranean scallop, pilgrim's shell, with 60 blue eyes.Pecten maximusNortheast Atlantic scallop, type species of genus Pecten.Pecten novaezelandiaeEndemic New Zealand scallop, a major commercial and recreational fishery species.PediniA monotypic scallop tribe that bores into live coral.Pedum (bivalve)A scallop that bores into live coral and inhabits it for life.Pedum spondyloideumA scallop that bores into live coral and inhabits it for life.Placopecten magellanicusA commercially vital scallop native to the northwest Atlantic.Queen scallopA small commercially exploited scallop from the northeast Atlantic.SemipalliumA genus of scallops in the subfamily Pedinae.Swiftopecten swiftiiA low-boreal scallop with a heart-shaped pink line on its shell.Talochlamys zelandiaeA scallop species found in New Zealand and Chatham Island waters.WeylaExtinct pectinid bivalve with global Early Jurassic distribution.TridacnaGenus of giant clams with symbiotic algae and CITES protection.Tridacna croceaThe smallest clam in the subfamily Tridacninae, native to the Indo-Pacific.Tridacna derasaA large, smooth-shelled giant clam with photosymbiotic algae.Giant clamLargest living bivalve, known for symbiotic algae farming.Maxima clamA small, colorful giant clam popular in the aquarium trade.Tridacna noaeA giant clam long confused with Tridacna maxima.Tridacna rosewateriA giant clam thought extinct until rediscovered in 2020.Tridacna squamosaA large clam with fluted shell scutes and symbiotic algae.Tridacna squamosinaA giant clam with pronounced tooth-like shell formations and rare Red Sea presence.Argopecten gibbusMedium-sized edible scallop with mottled purple and cream shell.Argopecten irradiansEdible saltwater bivalve native to the northwest Atlantic.Argopecten purpuratusEdible scallop native to South American west coast bays.Chlamys hastataA spiny scallop with a symbiotic sponge on its shell.Chlamys rubidaA pink scallop with a symbiotic sponge that deters starfish.
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