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Horse's Hoof Clam

Hippopus hippopus

Classification

Family
Cardiidae

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

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 96United States of America · 1