Hippopus hippopus Bear Paw Clam, Horse's Hoof Clam, Strawberry Clam

Hippopus hippopus is commonly referred to as Bear Paw Clam, Horse's Hoof Clam, Strawberry Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

794 

AphiaID:

216411 

Scientific:

Hippopus hippopus 

German:

Pferdehufmuschel, Erdbeermuschel 

English:

Bear Paw Clam, Horse's Hoof Clam, Strawberry Clam 

Category:

Zee schelpen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Hippopus (Genus) > hippopus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Size:

5.12" - 19.69" (13cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 86 °F (23°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

131.99 gal (~ 600L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Lower risk / conservation dependent (LR) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Hippopus hippopus
  Pferdehufmuschel, Erdbeermuschel
• 
  Hippopus porcellanus
  Pferdehuf Muschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-18 00:08:38 

Last edit:

2023-11-17 19:57:17 

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