Image of Pacific gaper clam
Description:
The clam is buried in sand; its siphons extend upward on stalks. The shell may measure 150 mm. Depth 9 m. Washington clams make a very tasty dish.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Bivalvia (mussels)
- Euheterodonta
- Imparidentia
- Mactroidea
- Mactridae
- Tresus
- Tresus nuttallii (Pacific gaper clam)
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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