Ostrea equestris

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Ostrea equestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Suborder: Ostreina
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea
Species: O. equestris
Binomial name
Ostrea equestris
(Say, 1834)

Ostrea equestris, or the crested oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Brazil.[1]

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 35.
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