Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Alternative combinations: Glycimeris generosa, Panopaea generosa, Panope generosa
Belongs to Panopea according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Clark and Arnold 1923, Coan et al. 2000, Cooper 1888, Durham 1944, Etherington 1931, Loel and Corey 1932, Moore 1963, Valentine 1956 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Panopaea concentrica, Panopaea depressa, Panopaea elongata, Panopaea mackrothi, Panopaea montignyana, Panopaea orientalis, Panopaea remondii, Panopaea sahariensis, Panopaea toulai, Panopaea vaudini, Panope (Panope), Panope agnewi, Panope borealis, Panope californica, Panope elongatissima, Panope fuegensis, Panope gurgitis, Panope mclearni, Panope murrayensis, Panope shastacola, Panope subaequilateralis, Panope taylorensis, Panope tenuis, Panope torreyensis, Panope webbi, Panopea (Degrangia), Panopea (Myopsis), Panopea (Panopea), Panopea abbreviata, Panopea abrupta, Panopea akerlundi, Panopea aldrovandi, Panopea americana, Panopea anabarica, Panopea australis, Panopea bagualesia, Panopea bitruncata, Panopea brasiliensis, Panopea chiloensis, Panopea clausa, Panopea dockensis, Panopea eightsi, Panopea gastaldii, Panopea globosa, Panopea glycymeris, Panopea goldfussii, Panopea ibari, Panopea inaequivalvis, Panopea intermedia, Panopea kazakovae, Panopea kissoumi, Panopea nucleus, Panopea oblongata, Panopea parawhitfieldi, Panopea porrectoides, Panopea ramonensis, Panopea rathbuni, Panopea smithii, Panopea snohomishensis, Panopea thomasi, Panopea undatoides, Panopea whitfieldi, Panopea worthingtoni, Panopea zinsmeisteri
Subtaxa: Panopea generosa globosa
Ecology: stationary deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (37: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California, Washington)
• Pliocene of United States (28: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (4: California)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (8: California, Washington)
Total: 83 collections each including a single occurrence
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