Panopea abrupta
Encyclopedia
Panopea abrupta is an extinct species
of large marine
bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae
. Between 1983 and 2010, this species of clam was confused with the Pacific Geoduck
, Panopea generosa, in the scientific literature.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of large marine
Marine (ocean)
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bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae
Hiatellidae
Hiatellidae is a family of bivalve molluscs in the order Myoida. It contains five genera.-Genera:* Cyrtodaria Reuss, 1801 * Hiatella Bosc, 1801** Hiatella arctica * Panomya Gray, 1857 * Panopea Menard, 1807...
. Between 1983 and 2010, this species of clam was confused with the Pacific Geoduck
Geoduck
The geoduck , Panopea generosa, is a species of very large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Hiatellidae.The shell of this clam is large, about to over in length, but the very long siphons make the clam itself very much longer than this: the "neck" or siphons alone can be ...
, Panopea generosa, in the scientific literature.