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Boring giant clam

Tridacna crocea

Description:

Clam up to 15 cm (6 in.). Burrow deep into cracks in reefs. Weakly projecting scallops extend from shell sides. Smallest of giant clams. May form dense colonies of individuals.

Habitat:

West Pacific to Fiji.

Notes:

http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Creature-Iden...

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Dumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 8, 2012

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