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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.


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