It’s my second day at the Tucson Gem Show and I’m standing in front of the Expo Center, examining the fossilized shell of the world’s largest giant killer clam.

Giant clams have a dull outer shell, as well as a weighted shell hinge that helps them point their lips up toward the sunlight. Perhaps the iridescent cells, called iridocytes, play an optical ...

Authorities in the country, which is home to the world's giant tropical clam species, said shells worth around 1.2 billion pesos ($25 million) were found in the sting in the western province of ...

Philippine authorities said Saturday they have seized some 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the ...

The Giant Clam Shell. ... Ironically, much like their biggest predator, humans, giant clams only open up when they find the light. Watch the Video. Click here to watch the video.

The Philippines on Monday said it seized a large hoard giant clam shell pieces on a remote western island, a key point in the illegal global trade of the marine species. Authorities unearthed 336 ...

They are the largest bivalve mollusks in the world. Typically, giant clams weigh more than 440 pounds and span up to 47 inches wide. ... “I would say don’t buy any giant clam shells.

The giant clam, or Tridacna gigas, is the world's largest marine bivalve mollusk, a group of invertebrate animals with two-part shells. It can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh more than 700 ...

The giant clam, with its vibrant, cape-like mantle and large, wavy shell, faces a dire future with its population plunging by over 80% in the past century, according to a new assessment led by Dr.

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for ...

MANILA: The Philippines on Monday (Feb 19) said it seized a large hoard giant clam shell pieces on a remote western island, a key point in the illegal global trade of the marine species.