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Geoduck held in two hands🐚

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SpeciesAdapedontaHiatellidae
Molluscs

🐚Geoduck

Panopea generosa A.Gould, 1850

アメリカナミガイ（亜米利加波貝、学名 Panopea generosa）は、二枚貝綱キヌマトイガイ科の1種。ミルガイ（海松貝）、あるいは白ミル（白海松）とも呼ばれる。ミルクイとは収斂進化の関係の別種。 英語では、通称で"Geoduck"（グイダック）あるいは"King Clam"（キングクラム）とも呼ばれる。

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Also called
Pacific Geoduck
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Panopea generosa yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
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Body length
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Bite force
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Maximum lifespan
168 years
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Maximum lifespan
168 yearsrecord 100 years · SeaLifeBase
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

Shell length
0.17 mmaximum recorded, shell length
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classBivalvia
  4. ›orderAdapedonta
  5. ›familyHiatellidae
  6. ›genusPanopea
  7. ›speciesPanopea generosa
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  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  3. familyHiatellidae
  4. genusPanopea
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  4. subclassHeterodonta
  5. superorderImparidentia
  6. orderAdapedonta
  7. superfamilyHiatelloidea
  8. familyHiatellidae
  9. genusPanopea
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In other languages
太平洋潜泥蛤 (zh), Panopea generosa (pt), Panopea generosa (fr), 코끼리조개 (ko), Гуидак (ru), Panopea generosa (es) … and 14 more languages
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