Tresus capax  (Fat Gaper)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2339)

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Photo Location	Sage Beach, Sitka Sound
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Gravel, sand, low intertidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	November 01, 2007
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Photo ID #	2339
Comments	The fat gaper or horseclam is proportionally much shorter than the pacific gaper. Both species commonly house a pair of pea crabs, Pinnixa littoralis or Pinnixa faba.