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Hippopus porcellanus

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Hippopus porcellanus, the china clam, is a species of bivalve in the subfamily Tridacninae. It is found in Indonesia, Palau, and the Philippines.

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Cardiida
Family:Cardiidae
Quick facts China clam, Conservation status ...
China clam
CITES Appendix II [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Hippopus
Species:
H. porcellanus
Binomial name
Hippopus porcellanus
Rosewater, 1982
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China Clam photographed near Palawan (island)

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