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Family Veneridae

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Lioconcha hieroglyphica

Ala Moana, Oahu, 75 feet

Mokapu, Oahu, 15 feet

HIEROGLYPH CLAM

Uncommon in sand at any depth.  Live shells coated with a thick yellow periostracum.  Attains 1.5 inch.  Hawaii & Micronesia.