Ostrea permollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Cryptostrea permollis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
  • Ostraea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 (misspelled genus)
  • Ostrea semicylindrica Say, 1822

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. Retrieved 31 October 2021. ((cite web)): |author= has generic name (help)
  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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