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Updated 4/23/2026

Family Veneridae

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Lioconcha hieroglyphica

Ala Moana, Oahu, 75 feet

 


Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 6 feet

  
   

HIEROGLYPH CLAM

Uncommon in sand at any depth.  Live shells are coated with a thick tan periostracum.  Attains 1.7 inches, 42 mm.  Palau to Hawaii and Kiritimati.