Maxima clam

Maxima clam
Conservation status
	; Conservation Dependent (IUCN 2.3)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Subfamily:	Tridacninae
Genus:	Tridacna
Species:	T. maxima
Binomial name
	Tridacna maxima; Röding, 1798
Synonyms
	Tridachnes maxima Röding, 1798 (original combination); Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima (Röding, 1798) · alternate representation; Tridacna acuticostata G. B. Sowerby III, 1912; Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna detruncata Bianconi, 1869 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna elongata Lamarck, 1819 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna fossor Hedley, 1921; Tridacna imbricata (Röding, 1798); Tridacna lanceolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1884 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna maxima var. fossor Hedley, 1921 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna mutica Lamarck, 1819 (synonym - pars); Tridacna reevei Hidalgo, 1903 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna rudis Reeve, 1862 junior subjective synonym; Tridacna troughtoni Iredale, 1927 junior subjective synonym;

The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the true giant clam; however, the maximas maintain a manageable size, with the shells of large specimens typically not exceeding 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.

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