Rosewater’s giant clam (Tridacna rosewateri) is a species of marine bivalve in the family Cardiidae.[3] For a while, the species was thought to be extinct, until it was redicovered 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.
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| Preserved specimen of Tridacna rosewateri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tridacninae |
| Genus: | Tridacna |
| Species: | T. rosewateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tridacna rosewateri Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991
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Distribution
editIt is endemic to Mauritius. Its type locality was given as the "Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean."[4]
References
edit- ^ Wells, S. (1996). "Tridacna rosewateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22139A9362805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22139A9362805.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466760 on 2022-10-13
- ^ Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991-La Conchiglia, Year.XXII, No. 261, Oct-Dec.1991, pages 4-9.
- Sirenko, B. I. & Scarlato, O. A. (1991). Tridacna rosewateri sp. n. Una nuova specie di Tridacna dall'Oceano Indiano. A new species of giant clam from Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia. 22 (261): 4-9
- Sirenko, B. I. & Scarlato, O. A. (1991). Tridacna rosewateri sp. n. Una nuova specie di Tridacna dall'Oceano Indiano. A new species of giant clam from Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia. 22 (261): 4-9
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