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Tridacna gigas

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BPBM 202720Malacology

Tridacna gigas

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae

Collected by
J.E. Hoffmeister; Jens Mathias OstergaardJohn E. Hoffmeister →J.R. Le B. Tomlin Ex Jens M. Ostergaard →
Date
June 1, 1926
Locality
Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Nukualofa
Region
Tonga
Record type
Preservedspecimen
5 Bishop specimens of Tridacna gigas · collected 1926–1982Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, J.E. Hoffmeister; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Tridacna gigas. BPBM 202720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202720.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026