Panopea (bivalve)
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''Panopea'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of large marine
bivalve Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
molluscs Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
or clams in the
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Hiatellidae Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This family is placed in the order Adapedonta Adapedonta is an order of bivalves belonging to the class Bivalvia Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous cent ...
. There are 10 described species in ''Panopea''. Many of them are known by the
common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...
geoduck, from the name of the Pacific geoduck in the
Lushootseed Lushootseed ( ), historically known as Puget Salish, Puget Sound Salish, or Skagit-Nisqually, is a Central Coast Salish language of the Salishan language family. Lushootseed is the general name for the dialect continuum composed of two main di ...
language; .


Extant species

* '' Panopea abbreviata'' (Valenciennes, 1839) – southern geoduck * '' Panopea australis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Panopea bitruncata'' (Conrad, 1872) * ''
Panopea generosa The Pacific geoduck ( ; ''Panopea generosa'') is a species of very large Saline water, saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. The common name is derived from the Lushootseed name, . The geoduck is native to the coastal waters of the eastern ...
'' Gould, 1850 – Pacific geoduck * '' Panopea globosa'' Dall, 1898 – Cortes geoduck * '' Panopea glycimeris'' (Born, 1778) * '' Panopea japonica'' Adams, 1850 – Japanese geoduck * '' Panopea smithae'' Powell, 1950 * ''
Panopea zelandica ''Panopea zelandica'', commonly known as the deepwater clam or New Zealand geoduck, is a large species of marine bivalve mollusc in the ''Panopea'' (geoduck) genus of the family Hiatellidae. It is also sometimes called a king clam, or a gaper ...
'' Quoy &
Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835
– deepwater clam


Extinct species

Extinct species within this genus include: * † '' Panopea abrupta'' (Conrad, 1849) (extinct Miocene fossil) * † '' Panopea depressa'' Martin 1859 * † '' Panopea dockensis'' Olsson and Petit 1964 * † '' Panopea elongata'' Conrad 1835 * † '' Panopea gastaldii'' Michelotti 1861 * † ''
Panopea gurgitis In Greek mythology, Panopea (Ancient Greek: Πανόπεια ''Panopeia'') or Panope (Πανόπη) may refer to various characters. The names mean 'panorama' or means 'of the beautiful husband'. * Panope or Poenope,Gaius Julius Hyginus, Hyginu ...
'' 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 The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...
(and maybe the
Triassic The Triassic ( ; sometimes symbolized 🝈) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.5 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.4 Mya. The Triassic is t ...
) (age range: 242.0 to 0.012 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.


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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3018678 Hiatellidae Bivalve genera