Big eye thresher shark vs devil clam

Alopias superciliosus compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Alopiidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Alopias	Tridacna
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big eye thresher shark and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big eye thresher shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

devil clam

Big eye thresher shark

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.