The last time scientists assessed the T. gigas population was in 1996, when the IUCN listed the species as “vulnerable” on its Red List of Threatened Species, the global reference for assessing ...

The previous Red List version also failed to include many other giant clam species due to a lack of research. “This is a major issue in the conservation world.

The agency is considering Endangered Species Act protections for 10 species of clams. Del. James Moylan (R-Guam) in Washington on Nov. 13, 2022. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP.

Five giant clam species are proposed for endangered listings — porcelain or China clam, smooth giant clam, true giant clam, devil or tevoro clam, and Red Sea giant clam. Of the five species proposed ...

The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), a U.S. research center, has announced nearly USD 500,000 (EUR 429,000) in ...

A species of clam is back from the dead. Known as Cymatioa cooki, the clam had only ever been found as a fossil, and scientists presumed that the species had been extinct for more than 40,000 years.

A species of clam thought to exist only as a fossil has been found living off the coast of California.. It was first described in 1937 by a scientist who collected over one million fossils around ...

Nov 08, 2024 — An unusual clam pulled from Lake Champlain in Whitehall last month has been confirmed as the first known occurrence of the invasive golden clam in the lake.

The clam species cultivated across Taiwan “has been identified as (Meretrix) lusoria for almost a century,” according to a study published March 30 in the Molluscan Research journal.

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ...