Biology:Sponge oyster
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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| Genus: | Cryptostrea
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| Species: | C. permollis
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| Cryptostrea permollis (Sowerby, 1891)
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The sponge oyster, Cryptostrea permollis, 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: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 36.
Wikidata ☰ Q3016933 entry
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