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Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippopus hippopus shells.
Hippopus hippopus shells.
Fluted Giant Clam
Fluted Giant Clam
Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippopus hippopus shells.
Fluted Giant Clam
🗒 Synonyms
synonymChama asinus Barbut, 1788
synonymChama hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymHippopus equinus Mörch, 1853
synonymHippopus maculatus Lamarck, 1801
synonymTridachnes ungula Röding, 1798
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Bear Paw Clam
  • Horse's Hoof Clam
  • Strawberry Clam
Other
  • Bear Paw Clam
  • Fluted Giant Clam
  • Horse's hoof
  • Horse's Hoof Clam
  • Strawberry Clam.
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Hippopus hippopus, commonly called Bear Paw Clam, is a giant marine bivalve mollusc found in the Andaman and Nicobar islands in India.
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    Diagnostic Keys
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    📚 Natural History
    Size
    Length: 250-400 mm
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      Associations
      Host of the following ectoparasites: Anthessius amicalis Humes & Stock, 1965 Anthessius discipedatus Humes, 1976 Lichomolgus hippopi Humes, 1976 Lichomolgus tridacnae Humes, 1972
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        📚 Habitat and Distribution
        General Habitat
        Marine: Found in shallow water coral reefs.
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          📚 Occurrence
          No Data
          📚 Demography and Conservation
          Conservation Status
          Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/conservation dependent ver 2.3 Year Published: 1996 Annotations: Needs updating Assessor/s: Wells, S.
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            Legislation

            CITES Status

            Appendix II
            Listed in CITES: Yes. Appendix: II Listed in Wildlife (Protection) Act: Yes. Schedule: 1 Appendix: Part IV(B) Mollusca
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              📚 Uses and Management
              Uses
              Human consumption and industrial applications.
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                📚 Information Listing
                The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)
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                  Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
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                    Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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                      National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
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                        References
                        1. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        2. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        3. ter Poorten, J. (2012). Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        4. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        5. Wells, S. 1996. Hippopus hippopus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        6. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        7. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        8. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        9. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        10. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        11. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        12. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        13. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        14. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        15. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        16. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        17. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        18. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        19. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        20. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        21. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        22. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        23. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        24. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        25. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        26. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        2. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        3. ter Poorten, J. (2012). Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        4. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        5. Wells, S. 1996. Hippopus hippopus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        6. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        7. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        8. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        9. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        10. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        11. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        12. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        13. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        14. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        15. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        16. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        17. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.
                        18. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        19. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        20. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        21. Bear paw clam. (2011, December 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:37, January 27, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_paw_clam&oldid=465260457.
                        22. 'Protected Species of Mollusca'. Malacology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta, West Bengal, India. URL: http://zsi.gov.in/publications/handout/mollusca.pdf.
                        23. ter Poorten, J. (2012). <i>Hippopus hippopus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216411 on 2013-01-27.
                        24. UNEP-WCMC. 27 January, 2013. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species
                        25. On the World Wide Web : http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Hippopus&Species=hippopus&source=animals.
                        26. Wells, S. 1996. <i>Hippopus hippopus</i>. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 January 2013.

                        On the molluscan fauna of Lakshadweep included in various schedules of Wildlife (Protection) Act of India

                        Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomAnimalia
                        PhylumMollusca
                        ClassBivalvia
                        OrderVeneroida
                        taxon:hierarchy.superfamilyCardioidea
                        FamilyCardiidae
                        GenusHippopus
                        SpeciesHippopus hippopus (Linnaeus 1758)
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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