Hippopus hippopus

Hippopus hippopus
Live specimen in Vanuatu
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Hippopus
Species:
H. hippopus
Binomial name
Hippopus hippopus
Synonyms
  • Chama asinus Barbut, 1788
  • Chama hippopus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hippopus brassica Bosc, 1801
  • Hippopus equinus Mörch, 1853
  • Hippopus maculatus Lamarck, 1801
  • Tridachnes ungula Röding, 1798

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").