Caption

Close-up of giant clam (Tridacna maxima) with open shell mantle and patterned mantle tissue with clearly visible mantle lips, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 17, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK24H72_077

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.2Mb (8.3Mb) / 20.4in x 13.6in / 6108 x 4072 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail details section sections Detailed image close up close-up close ups close-ups closeups closeup close-up shot Close view close shot Close-up deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty lip lips mouth mouths Bivalve Bivalvia Bivalves shell shells conch mussel mussels seashell animal animals Africa Indian Ocean patterned structure structures pattern patterns designs visible Mollusc Mollusca Molluscs Mollusk Maxima clam Tridacna maxima Small giant clam Maxima clams Small giant clams ocean oceans East Africa Eastern Africa sea Tridacnidae Giant clam Giant clams Mauritius Republic of Mauritius detail view detailed view Cockle Cardiidae Cockle bivalve Cockles Autolamellibranchiata Autolamellibranchiata Cardioidea Cardioidea Heterodonta Heterodonta Cardiida Cardiida