Hippopus hippopus

Hippopus hippopus
Live specimen in Vanuatu
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Hippopus
Species:
H. hippopus
Binomial name
Hippopus hippopus
Synonyms
  • Chama asinus Barbut, 1788
  • Chama hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hippopus brassica Bosc, 1801
  • Hippopus equinus Mörch, 1853
  • Hippopus maculatus Lamarck, 1801
  • Tridachnes ungula Röding, 1798

Hippopus hippopus, also known as the Horse Hoof clam and Strawberry clam, is a species of giant clam in the Subfamily Tridacninae and the genus Hippopus. Hippopus is a delicacy in many Southeast Asian countries due to its high quality meat.[3]

The scientific name hippopus comes from Ancient Greek for "horse foot" (ἵππος, hippos, "horse", and πούς, pous, "foot").

  1. ^ Wells, S. (1996). "Hippopus hippopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10105A3164917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10105A3164917.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Neo, Mei Lin; Wabnitz, Colette C.C.; Braley, Richard D.; Heslinga, Gerald A.; Fauvelot, Cécile; Wynsberge, Simon Van; Andréfouët, Ser.G.E.; Waters, Charles; Tan, Aileen Shau-Hwai (2017-11-20), "Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae): A Comprehensive Update of Species and their Distribution, Current Threats and Conservation Status", Oceanography and Marine Biology, CRC Press, pp. 87–387, doi:10.1201/b21944-5, ISBN 978-1-315-27227-6, retrieved 2021-03-29