Panopea (bivalve)
Genus of bivalves
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Panopea is a genus of large marine bivalve molluscs or clams in the family Hiatellidae.[1] There are 10 described species in Panopea.[1] Many of them are known by the common name geoduck, from the name of the Pacific geoduck in the Lushootseed language; gʷidəq.[2]
| Panopea Temporal range: | |
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| Panopea zelandica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Family: | Hiatellidae |
| Genus: | Panopea Ménard, 1807 |
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Extant species
- Panopea abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1839) – southern geoduck
- Panopea australis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Panopea bitruncata (Conrad, 1872)
- Panopea generosa Gould, 1850 – Pacific geoduck
- Panopea globosa Dall, 1898 – Cortes geoduck
- Panopea glycimeris (Born, 1778)
- Panopea japonica Adams, 1850 – Japanese geoduck[3]
- Panopea smithae Powell, 1950
- Panopea zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 – deepwater clam[4]
Extinct species
Extinct species within this genus include:[5]
- † Panopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849) (extinct Miocene fossil)[6]
- † Panopea depressa Martin 1859
- † Panopea dockensis Olsson and Petit 1964[7]
- † Panopea elongata Conrad 1835
- † Panopea gastaldii Michelotti 1861
- † Panopea gurgitis Brongniart, 1822
- † Panopea intermedia Sowerby 1814
- † Panopea mackrothi Geinitz 1857
- † Panopea montignyana Martin 1859
- † Panopea orientalis Forbes 1846
- † Panopea remondii Gabb 1864
- † Panopea toulai Lundgren 1895
- † Panopea vaudini Deshayes 1857
The fossil record of the genus dates back to the Cretaceous (and maybe the Triassic) (age range: 242.0 to 0.012 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.
