What Animal Lives Where

Where has the fluted clam been recorded?

Tridacna squamosa occurrence evidence comes from 582 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from Indonesia.

fluted clam
fluted clam — Photo (display-sized rendition): MerlinCharon; · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
BivalviaCardiidaCardiidaeTridacna

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

582 records across 36 countries and territories, 1874–2026.

Tridacna squamosa · GBIF taxon key 4372624

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-08-23. 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 fluted clam has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for fluted 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 332
Marshall Islands 55
Philippines 42
Australia 25
Egypt 13
Thailand 11
Maldives 10
Malaysia 10
Fiji 9
Madagascar 8
Palau 8
Kenya 5
Papua New Guinea 5
New Caledonia 4
Somalia 4
Micronesia 3
Saudi Arabia 3
Solomon Islands 3
Singapore 3
Tonga 3
Tanzania 3
Israel 2
India 2
Japan 2
French Polynesia 2
Cocos Islands 1
Eritrea 1
Ethiopia 1
Kiribati 1
Northern Mariana Islands 1
Mexico 1
Pitcairn 1
Seychelles 1
Timor-Leste 1
United States 1
Vietnam 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.