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The Pacific Gaper is a fascinating clam that burrows into the sandy ocean floor! Kids will love learning how it filters food from the water around it.
Lebensraum: They live in sandy ocean bottoms along the Pacific coast.
The Pacific Gaper has a large, thick shell, often dirty white or yellowish, that gaps open because its long, leathery siphon cannot fully retract. Its siphon tip can be orange or reddish, a key difference from similar clams.





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InvertebrateSeltenheit
Common
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Baby gapers float as tiny larvae before settling down in the sand.
Its name 'gaper' comes from its shell not closing completely!
The gaper's siphon can sometimes be longer than its entire shell!
They are a favorite food for sea otters, who dig them up like buried treasure!
Pacific Gaper can burrow almost a meter deep because of its powerful foot, which helps them hide from predators.
Pacific Gaper has a super long siphon that helps them breathe and eat even when buried deep in the sand.
Pacific Gaper can filter large volumes of water because of special gills, helping them gather tiny food particles.
This giant clam sips tiny plants and animals from the water through its long straw-like siphon.
Enhydra lutris
They are a key food source for hungry sea otters.
Neverita lewisii
Moon snails drill into their shells to reach the soft clam inside.

Cancer magister
Crabs will sometimes prey on smaller or exposed Pacific Gapers.

Zostera marina
Eelgrass beds stabilize sediment, creating prime Gaper habitat.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Filtrierer nehmen Nährstoffe auf, indem sie schwebende Nahrungspartikel und kleine Organismen aus dem Wasser filtern.
Aquatische Lebensräume umfassen Umgebungen, in denen Organismen überwiegend im Wasser leben, darunter Ozeane, Flüsse, Seen und Feuchtgebiete.
Marine Lebensräume umfassen alle Salzwasserumgebungen der Ozeane der Erde und beherbergen eine immense Vielfalt an Wasserlebewesen.
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25 cm
20 cm
1.5 kg
20 Jahre
This giant clam sips tiny plants and animals from the water through its long straw-like siphon.
They live in sandy ocean bottoms along the Pacific coast.
Filter Feeding
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