Mollusc Shell - Tridacna gigas (Giant clam) ; 82/22/606

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Name/Title

Mollusc Shell - Tridacna gigas (Giant clam)

About this object

This mollusc shell is a Tridacna gigas (Giant clam) and is part of Tridacnacea superfamily. It is complete speciman with both valves being collected and eventually donated to Te Manawa.

Subject and Association Description

This shell collection comes from Mrs May Third (1913 - 1982), a Shannon shell collector. She collected shells all her married life, including swapping some with a penfriend

Named Collection

Collection of Te Manawa Museums Trust

Credit Line

Donated by Miss Third, J.E.

Object Type

Mollusc Shell

Object number

82/22/606

Rights

All rights reserved

Cinzia checconi 09 Feb 2018 14:07 PM,UTC

Buonasera come si fa a sapere se una tridcnea è originale , ne ho una e non so capire se è vera è talmente fatta bene che non capisco , anche per sapere se è da collezione e se ha un valore specifico grazie Cinzia checconi

Jeffrey Firestone 23 Dec 2013 06:32 AM,UTC

I am trying to prove if a pearl found in the T. Gigas is really a pearl ir shell material carved out. How thick can the white calcium carbonite be? Who can help me with this question?

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