| Family: |
Cardiidae (cockles) |
| Max. size: |
41.1 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Restricted in the tropical western Pacific. From Sabah, Malaysia to Palau, north to Philippines and south to Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Its shell is thinner and smoother than that of H. hippopus, usually devoid of pigmentation, and more semi-circular in profile. The mantle is similar to that of H. hippopus (Rosewater, 1982), except that prominent papillae line the margins of the incurrent siphon. |
| Biology: |
Collected for food and shell (Ref. 348). Found in shallow waters. Young specimens often byssally attached to coral heads, mature specimens lack a byssus and lay unattached on the substrate (Ref. 348). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LR/cd); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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