OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae 

Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Tridacna Bruguière, 1797
   Hippopus Lamarck, 1799

Keywords

feeding mode: suspension feeding [ {Rosew1965x02} ]
larvae/young: planktotrophic [ {Rosew1965x02} ]
reproduction: hermaphroditism [ {Rosew1965x02} ]
spawn/eggs: spawning, broadcast [ {Rosew1965x02} ]

References

 Lucas, J.S. 1988. p.29 [ Includes Key to species, and notes on symbiosis, morphology and life cycle ]  General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1965. p.347  General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1965. p.359 [ Recent Tridacnidae ]  Key

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tridacnoidea
                  Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16964) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-29.