Panopea glycimeris

Panopea glycimeris
Temporal range: Miocene - Recent
Fossil shell of Panopea glycimeris from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myoida
Family: Hiatellidae
Genus: Panopea
Species: P. glycimeris
Binomial name
Panopea glycimeris
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Panopea aldrovandi Ménard de la Groye, 1807
  • Panopea cyclopana Monterosato, 1889
  • Panopea glycymeris (Born, 1778)
  • Panopea faujasi Menard, 1807

Panopea glycimeris is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae. [1][2]

The fossil record of this species dates back to the Miocene of Italy (age range: 23.03 to 7.246 million years ago).[3]

Description

Shells of Panopea glycimeris can reach a size of 250–295 millimetres (9.8–11.6 in).[4] The two valves are similars and have a rusty appearance. The diameter of the siphonal apertures ranges between 5 and 7 cm. [5]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Northwestern coast of Africa, on sand bottom at depths of 10 to 100 m. It is actually rare in the Mediterranean Sea.[2][5][6][7]

References

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