Panopea zelandica

New Zealand Geoduck

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Adapedonta › Hiatellidae

Collected by: E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. MossE.G.B. Moss →Moss {=A.E. Moss →
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: New Zealand; North Island; Tauranga, by; Kati kati
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Panopea zelandica · collected 1917–1917Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss also collected 24+ other specimens.

Panopea zelandica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-09.

2026-09-09

Papamoa Beach Road - Fronting No.1008, Papamoa Beach, Tauranga 3118, New Zealand

(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29

Foxton Beach, New Zealand

(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-01

Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand

(c) Mac Durning, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18

Bay of Plenty, NZ

(c) scientificoceanart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14

Abel Tasman National Park, Tākaka, Tasman, NZ

(c) Louise Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14

Kaipara, NZ-NO, NZ

(c) outdoorsman87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Panopea zelandica. BPBM 65606. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37895588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65606.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37895588 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026