This is a list of bivalves of Hawaii. 139 species of bivalves are found in Hawaiian waters, of which 66 are endemic.
Bivalves
Hawaiian language name |
Genus |
Common name |
Scientific name |
Family |
Common family name |
Endemic |
'Olepe papaua |
Arca |
Ventricose ark shell |
Arca ventricosa |
Arcidae |
Ark clam |
N |
Nahawele 'ili 'ili |
Bronchriatus |
Hawaiian mussel |
Bronchriatus crebristriatus |
Mytilidae |
Mussel |
Y |
|
Pinna |
Prickly pin clam |
Pinna muricata |
Pinnidae |
Pin clam |
N |
Nahawele |
Pinna |
Baggy pen shell |
Streptopinna saccata |
Pinnidae |
Pin clam |
N |
Pā |
Pinctada |
Black-lipped pearl oyster |
Pinctada margaritifera |
Pteriidae |
Pearl oyster |
Y |
Pā |
Pteria |
Winged pearl oyster |
Pteria brunnea |
Pteriidae |
Pearl oyster |
Y |
Nahawele |
Isognomon |
Black purse shell |
Isognocom californicum |
Isognomonidae |
Purse shell |
N |
Nahawele |
Isognomon |
Brown purse shell |
Isognocom perna |
Isognomonidae |
Purse shell |
N |
|
Haumea |
Judd's scallop |
Haumea juddi |
Pectinidae |
Scallop |
Y |
|
Lamaria |
Fragile file shell |
Lamaria fragilis |
Limidae |
File shell |
N |
|
Spondylus |
Spiny oyster |
Spondylus icobaricus |
Spondylidae |
Thorny oyster |
N |
|
Spondylus |
Cliff oyster |
Spondylus violescens |
Spondylidae |
Thorny oyster |
N |
|
Crassotrea |
Japanese oyster |
Crassotrea gigas |
Ostreidae |
True oyster |
N |
|
Dendostrea |
Hawaiian oyster |
Dendostrea sandvicensis |
Ostreidae |
True oyster |
Y |
Pupu kupa |
Vasticardium |
Rounded cockle |
Vasticardium orbita hawaiensis |
Cardiidae |
Cockle |
Y |
|
Tellina |
Rasp tellin |
Tellina scobinata |
Tellinidae |
Tellin |
N |