Sponge oyster
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]
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Genus: | Cryptostrea |
Species: | C. permollis |
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Cryptostrea permollis (Sowerby, 1891) | |
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.
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