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Calamity James, a British comic book character from The Beano; Calamity Jane, a 1953 film based on the person; Calamity Town, a 1942 novel by Ellery Queen; The Calamity, a central plot point for the 2011 video game Bastion; Calamity, a mod for the 2011 video game Terraria "Calamity", a song by Zayn from his 2021 album Nobody Is Listening
Terraria (/ t ə ˈ r ɛər i ə / ⓘ tə-RAIR-ee-ə [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms.
The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the small giant clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. [3]They are much sought after in the aquarium trade, as their often striking coloration mimics that of the true giant clam; however, the maximas maintain a manageable size, with the shells of large specimens typically not exceeding 20 centimetres (7.9 ...
Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. Many Tridacna species are threatened. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds. The mantle is often brightly coloured. They inhabit shallow waters of coral reefs in warm seas of the Indo-Pacific region. [2]
The southern giant clam is a popular food item and aquarium species, and has therefore been hunted extensively throughout its natural habitat. [6] However, specimens traded today tend to be the result of aquaculture farms rather than wild-caught individuals, because the southern giant clam was one of the first clams to be bred commercially. [ 6 ]
Mantle of giant clam with light-sensitive spots, which detect danger and cause the clam to close. Tridacna gigas, the giant clam, is the best-known species of the giant clam genus Tridacna. Giant clams are the largest living bivalve molluscs. Several other species of "giant clam" in the genus Tridacna are often misidentified as Tridacna gigas.
Syrinx aruanus, common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 75 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and is the only species in the genus Syrinx.
Megathura crenulata is a northeastern Pacific Ocean species of limpet in the family Fissurellidae [1] known commonly as the great keyhole limpet [2] or giant keyhole limpet. [3] Megathura is a monotypic genus; in other words, this is the only species in that genus.