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Bear paw

Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The bear paw (Hippopus hippopus) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the bear paw

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bear paw live?

Not recorded

Is the bear paw endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bear paw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusHippopus
  7. SpeciesHippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chama asinus, Chama hippopus, Hippopus brassica, Hippopus equinus, Hippopus maculatus, Hippoupus maculatus, Tridachnes ungula, Tridacna ungulata

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Bear paw clamEnglish
  • Bear's paw clamEnglish
  • Horse's hoofEnglish
  • Horse's hoof clamEnglish
  • Horses hoofEnglish
  • Horse’s hoof clamEnglish
  • Horseshoe clamEnglish
  • Strawberry clamEnglish
  • zévnatka skvrnitáCzech
  • PferdehufmuschelGerman
  • Almeja garra de osoSpanish
  • bénitier roulantFrench
  • Tridacna zoccolo di cavalloItalian
  • シャゴウガイJapanese
  • DuadebPalauan
  • Ostra-gigante-garra-de-ursoPortuguese
  • Морское копытоRussian
  • rozďava fŕkanáSlovak
  • 菱硨磲蛤Chinese
  • Conchiglia zoccolo di cavalloItalian
  • シャゴウJapanese
  • 馬蹄硨磲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bear paw

Other species in the same genus Hippopus.

China clam

Hippopus porcellanus

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBear paw vs China clam

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bear paw?

The bear paw (Hippopus hippopus) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bear paw (Hippopus hippopus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bear-paw

MLA

“Bear paw (Hippopus hippopus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bear-paw.

BibTeX
@misc{bear_paw_2026,
  title = {Bear paw (Hippopus hippopus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bear-paw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}