Maxima clam

Maxima clam
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Subfamily:	Tridacninae
Genus:	Tridacna
Species:	T. maxima
Binomial name
Tridacna maxima Röding, 1798
Synonyms
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

The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.^[3]

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.