Hippopus Explained
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]
Species
- 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
- 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
External links
- Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91
- Gistel, Johannes [Nepomuk Franz Xaver]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. [text book]. 1-216, i-xvi, Plates 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais
- Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS),
Notes and References
- 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
