List of bivalves of Hawaii

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This is a list of bivalves of Hawaii. 139 species of bivalves are found in Hawaiian waters, of which 66 are endemic. [1]

Bivalves
Hawaiian language nameGenusCommon nameScientific nameFamilyCommon family nameEndemic
'Olepe papaua [1] : 182 Arca Ventricose ark shellArca ventricosa Arcidae Ark clamN
Nahawele 'ili 'ili [1] : 182 BronchriatusHawaiian musselBronchriatus crebristriatus Mytilidae MusselY
[1] : 182 Pinna Prickly pin clamPinna muricata Pinnidae Pin clamN
Nahawele [1] : 184 PinnaBaggy pen shellStreptopinna saccata Pinnidae Pin clamN
[1] : 184 PinctadaBlack-lipped pearl oysterPinctada margaritifera Pteriidae Pearl oysterY
[1] : 184 PteriaWinged pearl oysterPteria brunnea Pteriidae Pearl oysterY
Nahawele [1] : Isognomon Black purse shellIsognocom californicum Isognomonidae Purse shellN
Nahawele [1] : 186 Isognomon Brown purse shellIsognocom perna Isognomonidae Purse shellN
[1] : 187 HaumeaJudd's scallopHaumea juddi Pectinidae ScallopY
[1] : 187 Lamaria Fragile file shellLamaria fragilis Limidae File shellN
[1] : 188 Spondylus Spiny oysterSpondylus icobaricus Spondylidae Thorny oysterN
[1] : 188 Spondylus Cliff oysterSpondylus violescens Spondylidae Thorny oysterN
[1] : 189 Crassotrea Japanese oysterCrassotrea gigas Ostreidae True oysterN
[1] : 190 DendostreaHawaiian oysterDendostrea sandvicensis Ostreidae True oysterY
Pupu kupa [1] : 190 VasticardiumRounded cockleVasticardium orbita hawaiensis Cardiidae CockleY
[1] : 191 Tellina Rasp tellinTellina scobinata Tellinidae TellinN

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Hoover, John P. (1998). Hawai'i's Sea Creatures: A Guide to Hawai'i's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Pub. ISBN   9781566472203.