# Hippopus

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***Hippopus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of large [tropical](/source/Tropical) saltwater clams, [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [bivalve](/source/Bivalve) [molluscs](/source/Mollusc) in the subfamily [Tridacninae](/source/Tridacninae), the giant clam subfamily, of the family [Cardiidae](/source/Cardiidae).[1]

## Species

- *[Hippopus hippopus](/source/Hippopus_hippopus)* (Linnaeus, 1758)(Bear paw clam)
- *[Hippopus porcellanus](/source/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)

## References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hippopus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205218](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205218) on 2021-03-05

- Neo M.L., Wabnitz C.C.C., Braley R.D., Heslinga G.A., Fauvelot C., Van Wynsberge S., Andrefouet S., Waters C., Shau-Hwai Tan A., Gomez E.D., Costello M.J. & Todd P.A. (2017). Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae): A comprehensive update of species and their distribution, current threats and conservation status. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. 55: 87-388

## External links

- [Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91](https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626)
- [Gistel, Johannes \[Nepomuk Franz Xaver\]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. \[text book\]. 1-216, i-xvi, Plates 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526)
- [Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS)](http://www.conchology.be/en/shelltopics/visaya-net/date.php?year=2005),

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