Biology:Ostrea permollis

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Ostrea permollis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea
Species:
O. permollis
Binomial name
Ostrea permollis
G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Synonyms[1]
  • Say, 1822 (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
  • Ostraea permollis Cryptostrea permollis
  • G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 (misspelled genus) Ostrea semicylindrica

Ostrea permollis, the sponge oyster, 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.[2]

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1391840. 
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 36.

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