VU — Vulnerable

Gigantidas gladius

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

MOLLUSCA

Class

BIVALVIA

Order

MYTILIDA

Family

MYTILIDAE

Genus

Gigantidas

Gigantidas gladius belongs to the family MYTILIDAE, order MYTILIDA, within the BIVALVIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine neriticMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species recovery

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 3 Countries

New Zealand Tonga United States

Community

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Gigantidas gladius (Gigantidas gladius). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/gigantidas-gladius-2285718

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