Hippopus
Hippopus is a genus of large tropical saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clam subfamily, of the family Cardiidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderCardiida
- FamilyCardiidae
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Hippopus is a genus of large tropical saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clam subfamily, of the family Cardiidae.
==Species== Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)(Bear paw clam) Hippopus porcellanus Rosewater, 1982 (China clam) Species brought into synonymy: Hippopus brassica Bosc, 1801 accepted as Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippopus equinus Mörch, 1853 accepted as Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippopus maculatus Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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