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» Crassostrea virginica - (Gmelin, 1791)
Taxonomy
Crassostrea
virginica
(Gmelin, 1791)
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Nomenclature
Subfamily:
Crassostreinae
Genus:
Crassostrea
Species:
Crassostrea
virginica
(Gmelin, 1791)
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
American oyster
Vernacular name:
eastern oyster
Synonyms:
10
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Hinge & muscle scars. Original drawing based on a specimen in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Hinge & muscle scars. Original drawing based on a specimen in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Hinge & muscle scars. Original drawing based on a specimen in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
