Panopea generosa, Pacific geoduck : fisheries

Panopea generosa   (Gould, 1850)

Pacific geoduck

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Adapedonta | Hiatellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 865).  Temperate; 61°N - 26°N, 146°W - 112°W (Ref. 104413)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: From Alaska to Baja California. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865); max. reported age: 100 years (Ref. 8702)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth based on occurrence record (Ref. 105142); to be replaced with a better reference. It is found on sandy and muddy bottoms, in low intertidal areas to a depth of 15 meters (Ref. 865). Subtidal populations aggregate in dense beds to a depth of 110 m (Ref. 105142). Adults bury up to 1 m (Ref. 105154). Juveniles are preyed upon by fish, starfish, crabs, and snails (Ref. 105142).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pacific Northwest Shell Club. 2014. (Ref. 94906)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.3 - 12.8, mean 9.8 (based on 80 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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