Panopea smithae
| Panopea smithae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myoida |
| Family: | Hiatellidae |
| Genus: | Panopea |
| Species: | P. smithae |
| Binomial name | |
| Panopea smithae Quoy and Gaimard, 1835 | |
Panopea smithae is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae, found in the waters surrounding New Zealand. Unlike its relative Panopea zelandica, it lives in deeper waters, ranging from deep harbours to the outer continental shelf.[1]
References
- Powell, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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