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Deepwater clam

Panopea zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1835

Status not recordedmolluscs

The deepwater clam (Panopea zelandica) is a species in the family Hiatellidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the deepwater clam

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the deepwater clam live?

Not recorded

Is the deepwater clam endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the deepwater clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyHiatellidae
  6. genusPanopea
  7. SpeciesPanopea zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1835

Synonyms Panopaea zelandica, Panopea solandri

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • New Zealand geoduckEnglish
  • Панопея зеландскаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the deepwater clam

Other species in the same genus Panopea.

Geoduck

Panopea abrupta

HiatellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the deepwater clam?

The deepwater clam (Panopea zelandica) belongs to the family Hiatellidae in the order Adapedonta.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Deepwater clam (Panopea zelandica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-clam

MLA

“Deepwater clam (Panopea zelandica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{deepwater_clam_2026,
  title = {Deepwater clam (Panopea zelandica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}