Panopea smithae is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands.

Habitat

Panopea smithae is found on coarse shelly bottoms, at depths of between 105 and 130 m.

Shell description

The shell is large and solid, of similar size to Panopea zelandica but of rhombus outline, being cut away ventrally at the anterior end, and obliquely truncated at the posterior end.

Height is up to 76 mm, width up to 130 mm, and thickness 60 mm.

External links

• Powell, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1