Panopea smithae

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

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. (1950). "Mollusca from the Continental Shelf, Eastern Otago". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 4: 73–81. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906044. Wikidata Q58676707.
^ ^a ^b Panopea smithae A. W. B. Powell, 1950. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2025.
^ 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.

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

[1] Powell, A. W. B. (1950). "Mollusca from the Continental Shelf, Eastern Otago". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 4: 73–81. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906044. Wikidata Q58676707.

[WoRMS-2] Panopea smithae A. W. B. Powell, 1950. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2025.

[3] 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.

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