Dendostrea frons
Dendostrea frons | |
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Dendostrea frons found in San Salvador Island, Bahamas. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | |
Species: | D. frons
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Binomial name | |
Dendostrea frons |
Dendostrea frons, the frond oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.
Left valve
Right valve
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[]
Categories:
- Ostreidae
- Molluscs described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Bivalve stubs