Frond oyster
| Frond oyster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Suborder: | Ostreina |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Dendostrea |
| Species: | D. frons |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The 'frond oyster, Dendostrea frons, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.