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.