{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "giant-clam",
  "name": "Giant Clam",
  "scientificName": "Tridacna gigas",
  "category": "Invertebrate",
  "summary": "The giant clam is the largest living bivalve mollusk, growing over 1.2 m (4 ft) wide and weighing more than 200 kg (440 lb). It lives anchored to coral reefs in the warm Indo-Pacific, where it feeds partly by filtering water and partly through algae living in its colorful tissue. Giant clams grow slowly and can live more than 100 years.",
  "conservationStatus": "Vulnerable",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Mollusca",
    "class": "Bivalvia",
    "order": "Cardiida",
    "family": "Cardiidae",
    "genus": "Tridacna"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 200,
    "lengthM": 1.2,
    "topSpeedKmh": 0,
    "lifespanYears": 100
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Tridacna gigas"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Filter feeder plus algae symbionts"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Coral reefs of the warm Indo-Pacific"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Often 100+ years"
    },
    {
      "label": "Size",
      "value": "Over 1.2 m (4 ft) wide"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "Up to 200 kg (440 lb) or more"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Vulnerable (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Coral reefs of the warm Indo-Pacific, from the South China Sea to the Great Barrier Reef.",
    "continents": [
      "Oceans",
      "Oceania",
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Tridacna gigas.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Tridacna%20gigas&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Tridacna gigas. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tridacna_gigas/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Giant Clam.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_clam"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/giant-clam/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/giant-clam/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}