OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae
Hippopus hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Chama hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
Chama asinus Barbut, 1788
Tridachnes ungula Röding, 1798
Hippopus maculatus Lamarck, 1801
Hippopus brassica Bosc, 1801
Camus hyppopus Bournon, 1808
Hippopus equinus Mörch, 1853
Common Name
Bear Paw p.361 Rosewater, J. 1965.
The Horse's Hoof p.361 Rosewater, J. 1965.
Strawberry Clam p.361 Rosewater, J. 1965.
Horseshoe or Spotted Clam p.322, pl.29, f.1 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia Throughout Region
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.320
Keywords
habit: byssally attached [ Young specimens are found byssally attached to coral heads. Adults are unattached {Rosewater1965x02}
]
habitat: coral reef [ Coral sand, among corals, young specimens attached, mature specimens unattached {Lampr1992x60}. Offshore reefs {Lampr1992x60}
]
substrate: sand [ lives on a sandy substrate in coral reef waters down to 20 feet in depth {Rosewater1965x02}
]
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.76 General reference
Lucas, J.S. 1988. p.27 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1965. p.361 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tridacnoidea
Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
Hippopus Lamarck, 1799
Hippopus hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16994) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.