Giant Clam - Tridacna gigas

The giant clam, known as "pā’ua" in Cook Islands Māori, is a clam that is the largest living bivalve mollusk.

"Tridacna gigas" is one of the most endangered clam species. Antonio Pigafetta documented these in his journal as early as 1521. One of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, they can weigh more than 200 kilograms, measure as much as 120 cm across, and have an average lifespan in the wild of over 100 years... more