fat gaper

Tresus capax

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae

Tresus capax is a species of saltwater clam, commonly named the ‘fat gaper‘, in the family Mactridae. It was originally described as lutraria capax by Augustus Addison Gould. It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus nuttallii, a species which is similar in both morphology and lifestyle.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 229United States of America · 157

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Charles Swift, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionTresus capax, Wikipedia contributors

fat gaper

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