Hippopus is a genus of large tropical saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clam subfamily, of the family Cardiidae.[1]

Hippopus
Hippopus hippopus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Family: Cardiidae
Subfamily: Tridacninae
Genus: Hippopus
Lamarck, 1799
Synonyms

Cerceis Gistel, 1848 (Replacement name for Hippopus Lamarck, 1799. Invalid: junior homonym of Cerceis Milne Edwards, 1840)

Species

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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

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  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 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
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Drawing of a Hippopus spp. (NOAA)