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Hippopus porcellanus
Hippopus porcellanus Rosewater, 1982
China clam
Hippopus porcellanus
photo by FAO

Family:  Cardiidae (cockles)
Max. size:  41.1 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Restricted in the tropical western Pacific. From Sabah, Malaysia to Palau, north to Philippines and south to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Its shell is thinner and smoother than that of H. hippopus, usually devoid of pigmentation, and more semi-circular in profile. The mantle is similar to that of H. hippopus (Rosewater, 1982), except that prominent papillae line the margins of the incurrent siphon.
Biology:  Collected for food and shell (Ref. 348). Found in shallow waters. Young specimens often byssally attached to coral heads, mature specimens lack a byssus and lay unattached on the substrate (Ref. 348).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 23 April 2024 (A2bd) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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