Panopea glycimeris is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae.BiolibWoRMS
The fossil record of this species dates back to the Miocene of Italy (age range: 23.03 to 7.246 million years ago).Fossilworks
Description Shells of Panopea glycimeris can reach a size of .Conchology The two valves are similars and have a rusty appearance. The diameter of the siphonal apertures ranges between .
Distribution This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Northwestern coast of Africa, on sand bottom at depths of . It is actually rare in the Mediterranean Sea.Gianfranco SCOTTI, Salvino ANTIOCO, Franco ANDALORO and Renato CHEMELLO Finding of a living population of Panopea glycimeris (Von Born, 1778) (Bivalvia; Hiatellidae) in Eastern Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)World Wide Mollusc DatabaseP. Glycimeris on Flickr
References
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213. Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy