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 wanganuicaA. W. B. Powell, 1950;

Last updated November 06, 2025

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.^[1] 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

1 2 Panopea smithae A. W. B. Powell, 1950 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ 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

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Panopea smithae A. W. B. Powell, 1950 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2025.

[2] 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.

[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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