VUVulnerable

Hippopus porcellanus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

5

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

MOLLUSCA

Class

BIVALVIA

Order

CARDIIDA

Family

CARDIIDAE

Genus

Hippopus

Hippopus porcellanus belongs to the family CARDIIDAE, order CARDIIDA, within the BIVALVIA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajor
04Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Legislation
Community

Community Sightings

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Hippopus porcellanus (Hippopus porcellanus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/hippopus-porcellanus-10106

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