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    Bear Paw Clam

    Bear Paw Clam

    Hippopus hippopus

    Clams & Mussels
    Vulnerable

    The Bear Paw Clam (Hippopus hippopus) is recorded at 29 diving areas across 13 countries, most often around Rock Islands, Majuro Atoll and Peleliu & Angaur.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Occasionally seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia
    Occasionally seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Rock IslandsPalau
    Frequently seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Regularly seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Occasionally seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    HalmaheraIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SulawesiIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Mabul & KapalaiMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    SipadanMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Apo ReefPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    Southern IslandsSingapore
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumMollusca
    ClassBivalvia
    OrderCardiida
    FamilyCardiidae
    GenusHippopus

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