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Tridacna crocea

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BPBM 256140Malacology

Tridacna crocea

Boring Giant Clam

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae

Collected by: A.J. Ostheimer III; R.T. Abbott, ANSP {=Academy Of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia}R. Tucker Abbott →A.J. Ostheimer III →Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia →A.N.S.P. {=Academy Of Natural Sciences →
Date: August 1, 1955
Locality: Koror Island {Native name: Oreor}
Island: Koror
Region: Koror, Palau
Record type: Preservedspecimen

13 Bishop specimens of Tridacna crocea · collected 1926–1955Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1955, A.J. Ostheimer III; R.T. Abbott, ANSP {=Academy Of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia} also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Tridacna crocea. BPBM 256140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/256140.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026