Panopea smithae

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Panopea smithae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Hiatellidae
Genus: Panopea
Species:
P. smithae
Binomial name
Panopea smithae
Quoy and Gaimard, 1835

Panopea smithae is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the Panopea (geoduck) genus of the family Hiatellidae, found in the waters surrounding New Zealand. While its relative Panopea zelandica lives in shallow waters, P. smithae lives in deeper waters, ranging from deep harbours to the outer continental shelf.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beu, A.G.; Raine, J.I. (2009). Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 27. GNS Science. ISBN 978-0-478-19705-1. ISSN 1177-2441.