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A clam is a common name for a bivalve
mollusc. The giant clam Tridacna gigas of the
Indopacific can grow to 1m (3ft) across in
50 years and weigh, with the shell, 500kg
(1,000 lb). A giant clam produces a billion
eggs in a single spawning.
Subject by: Simone Bennett