Biology:Frond oyster

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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

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

  1. ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 35.
  2. ↑ Quigley, D.T.G. and Hill, R. 2015. Frond Oyster (Dendrostrea frons (L.)) stranded at Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ir Nat J. 34: 128 - 129

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