pun’eq’

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pun'eq' - Pacific geoduck

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: pun’eq’

Taxon Name: Panopea generosa

“Common” Name: Pacific geoduck

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food

medicinal

spiritual

material

trade

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:

The Pacific geoduck ( GOO-ee-duk; Panopea generosa) is a species of very large saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. The common name is derived from the Lushootseed name, gʷidəq.

The geoduck is native to the coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean from Alaska

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Observational Data:
First reported: 1999-10-02
Source: dataPaper
Last reported: 2019-05-04
Source: dataPaper
Obervation count: 4