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Rosewater’s Giant Clam

Tridacna rosewateri

Classification

Family
Cardiidae

Tridacna rosewateri, or Rosewater's giant clam, is a species of marine bivalve in the family Cardiidae. For a while, the species was thought to be extinct, until it was rediscovered 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 2