Panopea smithae explained

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. While its relative Panopea zelandica lives in shallow waters, P. smithae lives in deeper waters, ranging from deep harbours to the outer continental shelf.^[1]

References

• Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. William Collins Publishers, Auckland, New Zealand.

Notes and References

1. Book: Beu, A.G. . Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). . Raine, J.I. . GNS Science . 2009 . 978-0-478-19705-1 . GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 27 . 1177-2441.