Where does the elongate clam live?

Tridacna maxima has 23,835 records in 64 countries and territories, from 1834 to 2026. Most records come from French Polynesia.

• 23,835 records
• 64 places
• 119 years recorded
• Bivalvia class

When it is recorded

Peak month: March. 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

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

Where it is recorded

Showing the top 40 of 64 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Cardiidae.

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