Frond oyster
Frond oyster | |
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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.
Distribution
It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1] In 2013 this oyster was found in Ireland in Co. Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from Co Mayo.[2]
References
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