# Lioconcha hieroglyphica

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Species of bivalve

Lioconcha hieroglyphica 1842 illustration from An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of recent bivalve shells Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Venerida Family: Veneridae Genus: Lioconcha Species: L. hieroglyphica Binomial name Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837) Synonyms Cytherea hieroglyphica Circe hieroglyphica

***Lioconcha hieroglyphica*** is a species of saltwater clam, a [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [bivalve](/source/Bivalve) [mollusc](/source/Mollusc) in the family [Veneridae](/source/Veneridae), the venus clams.[1][2][3]

## Description

The shell of *Lioconcha hieroglyphica* reaches a maximum length of about 42 mm. The shape of the shell is trigonal with a truncated posterior. The anterodorsal margin is acutely rounded. The linule is elongated and heart-shaped. It has tan to dark brown rod-like and angular markings, often with the appearance of [cuneiform](/source/Cuneiform) or [hieroglyphs](/source/Hieroglyph). The markings may be the result of a diffusion-mediated chemical [cellular automaton](/source/Cellular_automaton), like *[Conus textile](/source/Conus_textile)'*s.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The shell is white on the inside.[2]

It is sometimes confused with *[Lioconcha castrensis](/source/Lioconcha_castrensis)*.[2]

## Distribution

This species is found in the waters around [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii), the [Philippines](/source/Philippines), and the [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands).[1][2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EOL_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EOL_1-1) ["Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad 1837)"](https://eol.org/pages/46469724). [National Museum of Natural History](/source/National_Museum_of_Natural_History). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190815193656/https://eol.org/pages/46469724) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lamprell_healy_2002_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lamprell_healy_2002_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lamprell_healy_2002_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-lamprell_healy_2002_2-3) Lamprell, Kevin; Healy, John M. (2002). ["A review of the Indo-Pacific Lioconcha Mörch (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneridae), including a description of four new species from Queensland, New Caledonia and the Philippine Islands"](http://www.publish.csiro.au/mr/pdf/MR02006). *Molluscan Research*. [Csiro Publishing](/source/Csiro_Publishing): 108–110. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170817053953/http://www.publish.csiro.au/mr/pdf/MR02006) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoRMS_3-0)** ["Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837)"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507751). [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species). 18 August 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190815193520/http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507751) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

## Additional reading

- Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1

Taxon identifiers Lioconcha hieroglyphica Wikidata: Q13766175 BOLD: 276914 CoL: 72HGR GBIF: 4590487 iNaturalist: 824516 IRMNG: 10986783 OBIS: 507751 Open Tree of Life: 2858732 SeaLifeBase: 101106 WoRMS: 507751

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