Antrocaryon vs smooth giant clam

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Tridacna derasa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Antrocaryon smooth giant clam
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family Anacardiaceae Cardiidae
Genus Antrocaryon Tridacna
Species Antrocaryon micraster Tridacna derasa

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Antrocaryon smooth giant clam
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

smooth giant clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.

smooth giant clam

No description available.

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