Tridacna elongata

Small Giant Clam

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae

Collected by: W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern
Collector number: B3837, B3838
Date: June 1, 1921
Locality: Tonga
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

23 Bishop specimens of Tridacna elongata · collected 1913–1957Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1921, W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tridacna maxima observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,192 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

PG

(c) jetsetjudy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Solomon Sea, PG

(c) jad61, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

PG

(c) joshywillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Whitsundays QLD, Australia

(c) Monique Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Tridacna elongata. BPBM 68341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39419860. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68341.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39419860 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026