What Animal Lives Where

Where has the boring clam been recorded?

Tridacna crocea occurrence evidence comes from 1,255 records in 18 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from Indonesia.

boring clam
boring clam — Photo (display-sized rendition): Nick Hobgood · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
BivalviaCardiidaCardiidaeTridacna

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,255 records across 18 countries and territories, 1874–2026.

Tridacna crocea · GBIF taxon key 4372638

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18742026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where boring clam has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for boring clam. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Indonesia 902
Australia 97
Micronesia 74
Philippines 49
Solomon Islands 30
Malaysia 28
Japan 25
Papua New Guinea 19
Thailand 16
Palau 4
India 2
Singapore 2
Cook Islands 1
Fiji 1
United Kingdom 1
French Polynesia 1
Tonga 1
United States 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.