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Tridacna crocea

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Tridacna crocea

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Tridacna crocea

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Identification

Primary colors		Purple
Secondary colors		Blue

Scientific name

Tridacna crocea

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Difficulty

2 votes Hard 3.5

Potential for aggresion

2 votes Very low 1

Reef safeness

2 votes Reef safe

Warnings

1 vote Prone for diseases

Minimal tank size for adult animals

2 votes 110L

Recommended number of same species per tank

1 vote More than 5
1 vote Any number

Water quality requirements

2 votes Sensitive 3.5

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Cardiidae

Initial determination

Lamarck, 1819

More information (WoRMS)

Community experiences

Difficulty

2 votes Hard 3.5

Potential for aggresion

2 votes Very low 1

Reef safeness

2 votes Reef safe

Warnings

1 vote Prone for diseases

Minimal tank size for adult animals

2 votes 110L

Recommended number of same species per tank

1 vote More than 5
1 vote Any number

Water quality requirements

2 votes Sensitive 3.5

Protection

CITES

Appendix II

Size

15 cm

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Cardiidae

Initial determination

Lamarck, 1819

More information (WoRMS)

Database

Tridacna crocea

Tridacna crocea

Tridacna crocea

Identification

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Classification

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