Biology:Panopea smithae

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Panopea smithae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Hiatellidae
Genus: Panopea
Species:
P. smithae
Binomial name
Panopea smithae
Quoy and Gaimard, 1835
Synonyms[2]
  • Panopaea wanganuica (A. W. B. Powell, 1950)
  • Panopea wanganuica A. W. B. Powell, 1950[1]

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.[2] While its relative Panopea zelandica lives in shallow waters, P. smithae lives in deeper waters, ranging from deep harbours to the outer continental shelf.[3]

References

  • Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. William Collins Publishers, Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q7131462 entry