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Lost gaper

Tresus pajaroanus (Conrad, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

The lost gaper (Tresus pajaroanus) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the lost gaper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lost gaper live?

Not recorded

Is the lost gaper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lost gaper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusTresus
  7. SpeciesTresus pajaroanus (Conrad, 1857)

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lost gaper

Other species in the same genus Tresus.

Fat gaper

Tresus capax

MactridaeNo free photo yet

Horse clam

Tresus nuttallii

MactridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the lost gaper?

The lost gaper (Tresus pajaroanus) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lost gaper (Tresus pajaroanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lost-gaper

MLA

“Lost gaper (Tresus pajaroanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lost-gaper.

BibTeX
@misc{lost_gaper_2026,
  title = {Lost gaper (Tresus pajaroanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lost-gaper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}