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Taxonomy
Family:
HIATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Adapedonta (Order)
> Hiatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Hiatellidae (Family)
> Panopea (Genus)
> smithae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Panope Ménard de la Groye, 1807
Synonymised Names:
=Panopaea wanganuica (Powell, 1950)
=Panopea wanganuica Powell, 1950
Images: Panopea smithae Powell, 1950
From 160 metres, off Taiaroa Heads, Otago, NZ. 87mm
Collected in 25 metres, off Station Islet, at junction of Chalky Inlet and Edwardson Sound, Fiordland, NZ. 66mm
Collected in 25 metres, off Station Islet, at junction of Chalky Inlet and Edwardson Sound, Fiordland, NZ. 66mm
Taxonomy
Family:
HIATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Adapedonta (Order)
> Hiatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Hiatellidae (Family)
> Panopea (Genus)
> smithae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Panope Ménard de la Groye, 1807
Synonymised Names:
=Panopaea wanganuica (Powell, 1950)
=Panopea wanganuica Powell, 1950
Details: Panopea smithae Powell, 1950
Size/Grows to:
Width 120mm, Height 66mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland and Chatham Islands
Geographical Range:
ACFMAn
Notes:
Geoduck, Gooey Duck, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.429)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1950 Mollusca from the continental shelf, eastern Otago, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4 (p.78) Original Description

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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