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Geoduck

Panopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849)

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

The geoduck (Panopea abrupta) is a species in the family Hiatellidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the geoduck

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 geoduck live?

Not recorded

Is the geoduck 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 geoduck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyHiatellidae
  6. genusPanopea
  7. SpeciesPanopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849)

Synonyms Glycimeris estrellanus, Mya abrupta, Panomya intermedia, Panopaea fragilis, Panopaea sagrinata, Panopaea tenuis, Panopaea vaskuchevskensis, Panopea abrupta, Panopea fragilis, Panopea tyosiensis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Elephant trunk clamEnglish
  • Pacific geoduckEnglish
  • KönigsmuschelGerman
  • ElefantenrüsselmuschelGerman
  • Pazifische PanopeaGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the geoduck

Other species in the same genus Panopea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the geoduck?

The geoduck (Panopea abrupta) belongs to the family Hiatellidae in the order Adapedonta.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Geoduck (Panopea abrupta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/panopea-abrupta

MLA

“Geoduck (Panopea abrupta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/panopea-abrupta.

BibTeX
@misc{panopea_abrupta_2026,
  title = {Geoduck (Panopea abrupta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/panopea-abrupta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}