| Maxima clam
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Bivalvia
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| Order:
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Cardiida
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| Family:
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Cardiidae
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| Subfamily:
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Tridacninae
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| Genus:
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Tridacna
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| Species:
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T. maxima
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| Binomial name
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Tridacna maxima
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| Synonyms
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- Tridachnes maxima Röding, 1798 (original combination)
- Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima (Röding, 1798) · alternate representation
- Tridacna acuticostata G. B. Sowerby III, 1912
- Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna detruncata Bianconi, 1869 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna elongata Lamarck, 1819 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna fossor Hedley, 1921
- Tridacna imbricata (Röding, 1798)
- Tridacna lanceolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1884 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna maxima var. fossor Hedley, 1921 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna mutica Lamarck, 1819 (synonym - pars)
- Tridacna reevei Hidalgo, 1903 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna rudis Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym
- Tridacna troughtoni Iredale, 1927 junior subjective synonym
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Tridacna maxima, also known as the maxima clam or the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the true giant clam; however, the maximas maintain a manageable size, with the shells of large specimens typically not exceeding 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.