Tresus capax Gould 1850 (fat gaper)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Lutraria capax, Schizothaerus capax
Synonym: Lutraria maxima Middendorff 1849
Belongs to Tresus according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Addicott 1963 and Coan et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Tresus allomyax, Tresus nuttallii, Tresus pajaroanus, Tresus saxadomoides, Schizothaerus trapezoides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Washington collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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