This is a list of bivalves of Hawaii. 139 species of bivalves are found in Hawaiian waters, of which 66 are endemic. + BivalvesHawaiian language nameGenusCommon nameScientific nameFamilyCommon family nameEndemic'Olepe papauaArcaVentricose ark shellArca ventricosaArcidaeArk clamNNahawele 'ili 'iliBronchriatusHawaiian musselBronchriatus crebristriatusMytilidaeMusselYPinnaPrickly pin clamPinna muricataPinnidaePin clamNNahawelePinnaBaggy pen shellStreptopinna saccataPinnidaePin clamNPāPinctadaBlack-lipped pearl oysterPinctada margaritiferaPteriidaePearl oysterYPāPteriaWinged pearl oysterPteria brunneaPteriidaePearl oysterYNahaweleIsognomonBlack purse shellIsognocom californicumIsognomonidaePurse shellNNahaweleIsognomonBrown purse shellIsognocom pernaIsognomonidaePurse shellNHaumea Judd's scallopHaumea juddiPectinidaeScallopYLamaria Fragile file shellLamaria fragilisLimidaeFile shellNSpondylusSpiny oysterSpondylus icobaricusSpondylidaeThorny oysterNSpondylusCliff oysterSpondylus violescensSpondylidaeThorny oysterNCrassotreaJapanese oysterCrassotrea gigasOstreidaeTrue oysterNDendostreaHawaiian oysterDendostrea sandvicensisOstreidaeTrue oysterYPupu kupaVasticardiumRounded cockleVasticardium orbita hawaiensisCardiidaeCockleYTellinaRasp tellinTellina scobinataTellinidaeTellinN
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