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Calyptogena pacifica
Cold Seep Clam

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0705 0166 (2005-07-05)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo between 1980 and 1985

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location Hopkins Marine Station

animal's place of origin Pacific Grove (Monterey County, California, US)

class Bivalvia

habitat 'cold seeps'

notes These cold seep clams were taken from 700 m depth in Monterey Bay Canyon. Symbiotic, intracellular bacteria oxydize hydrogen sulphide gas to synthesize ATP that drives production of organic products, the clams' food, from CO2 and seawater..

camera Nikon

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Cold Seep Clam (photographer)

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