Tridacna rosewateri

Tridacna rosewateri
Preserved specimen of Tridacna rosewateri
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Subfamily:	Tridacninae
Genus:	Tridacna
Species:	T. rosewateri
Binomial name
Tridacna rosewateri Sirenho & Scarlato, 1991
Synonyms
Tridacna (Chametrachea) lorenzi K. Monsecour, 2016 junior subjective synonym Tridacna (Chametrachea) rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991 · alternate representation Tridacna lorenzi K. Monsecour, 2016 ·

Rosewater’s giant clam (Tridacna rosewateri) is a species of marine bivalve in the family Cardiidae. For a while, the species was thought to be extinct, until it was redicovered in 2020. It was thought to be a new species, Tridacna lorenzi, but further research has shown that it is actually Rosewater’s giant clam.

Distribution

It is endemic to Mauritius. Its type locality was given as the "Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean."

References

• Sirenko, B. I. & Scarlato, O. A. (1991). Tridacna rosewateri sp. n. Una nuova specie di Tridacna dall'Oceano Indiano. A new species of giant clam from Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia. 22 (261): 4-9
• Sirenko, B. I. & Scarlato, O. A. (1991). Tridacna rosewateri sp. n. Una nuova specie di Tridacna dall'Oceano Indiano. A new species of giant clam from Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia. 22 (261): 4-9

External links

• Fauvelot, C.; Zuccon, D.; Borsa, P.; Grulois, D.; Magalon, H.; Riquet, F.; Andréfouët, S.; Berumen, M. L.; Sinclair‐Taylor, T. H.; Gélin, P.; Behivoke, F.; Poorten, J. J. ter; Strong, E. E.; Bouchet, P. (2020). Phylogeographical patterns and a cryptic species provide new insights into Western Indian Ocean giant clams phylogenetic relationships and colonization history. Journal of Biogeography. 176: 104715