Panopea dockensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Adapedonta |
Family: | Hiatellidae |
Genus: | Panopea |
Species: | P. dockensis |
Binomial name | |
Panopea dockensis Olsson and Petit, 1964 |
Panopea dockensis is an extinct species of marine bivalve mollusc from the Pliocene–Pleistocene Waccamaw Formation of North Carolina. It was a close relative of the well-known Pacific geoduck. It gets its name from the locality of Old Dock in Columbus County, where it was first discovered.
References
- Fossil Collecting in North Carolina: Bulletin 89. North Carolina Geologic Survey. 1988. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Panopea dockensis |