European Flat Oyster

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Linnaeus, 1758

Ostrea edulis

European Flat Oyster

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Ostreida

Family:

Ostreidae

ANSP 394571

Shell Information

Length (mm): 0

Chirality:

N/A

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Introduced from Maine to New York

Depth (m):

0 to 0 meters

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140658 on 2021-07-20
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/