- English Common Name
- Boring Giant Clam
- Scientific name
- Tridacna crocea
- Taxonomy
- Order: Cardiida, Family: Cardiidae
- Size
- About 8 cm
- Species Distribution
- South of Amami Island
- Okinawan Common Name
- Ajikay
- This species is in the family of Tridacninae and burrows into limestone. Just like corals, it hosts microalgae called zooxanthellae in the tissues.
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- Updated September 2017