Maxima vs Crocea

[Bippus]

I have been reefen for a while now, but I am fairly new to clams. My question is how do you tell the difference between a Maxima & a Crocea? I think I can see a difference in the shape of their mantle, but I think there are also a lot of LFSââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s that have them mismarked so I am a bit confused. Any help??

Dustin

 

[LaloV.]

the difference itÃ"šÃ‚´s in the shells.
Link to a good article of identifying the tridacnid clams:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/jf/feature/index.php

 

[Bippus]

Thanks LaloV. That is just what I was looking for. Just as I thought both of my clams were marked wrong. I still would have bought both of them, but it is nice to know what they really are!!

 

[Ti]

all in the shell

 

[LaloV.]

Unfortunately misidentifying happens often.
Why donÃ"šÃ‚´t you post some images of the your clams???