Species Tridacna (Persikima) derasa (Röding, 1798)
Giant Clam, Smooth Giant Clam
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Tridachnes derasa Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [172, no. 195].
Type data:
Status unknown, Amboina, Moluccas. - Tridacne glabra Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [153].
- Tridacna serrifera Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [107].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indian Ocean. - Tridacna obesa Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1899. Description of Tridacna obesa, n.sp., from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 3: 210-211 [210, figs pp. 210-211].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Philippines. - Persikima whitleyi Iredale,T. 1937. Middleton and Elizabeth Reef, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [237, pl. 15].
Type data:
Holotype AM C143603 dry, Elizabeth Reef, Australia [29°55'22.8'S, 159°2'42'E].
Generic Combinations
- Tridacna (Persikima) derasa (Röding, 1798). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [74, pl. 35, fig. 237]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Indian, western Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
1.6 - 20 m. Outer edges of coral reefs, usually unattached
General References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [74, pl. 35, fig. 237]
Lucas, J.S. 1988. Giant clams: description, distribution and life history. pp. 21-32 in Copland, J.W. & Lucas, J.S. (eds). Giant Clams in Asia and the Pacific. Canberra : ACIAR. [23]
Rosewater, J. 1965. The Family Tridacnidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1: 347-408 [375]
ter Poorten, J. & Rosenberg, G. 2014. Tridacna derasa (Röding, 1798). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382205 (Accessed on 2015-02-06)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [321] (Giant Clam)
Lucas, J.S. 1988. Giant clams: description, distribution and life history. pp. 21-32 in Copland, J.W. & Lucas, J.S. (eds). Giant Clams in Asia and the Pacific. Canberra : ACIAR. [23] (Smooth Giant Clam)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Apr-2018 | BIVALVIA | 15-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | TRIDACNOIDEA | 18-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 01-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |