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]

Sponge oyster
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Cryptostrea
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C. permollis
Binomial name
Cryptostrea permollis
(Sowerby, 1891)

References

  1. 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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