Erodona mactroides

Erodona mactroides

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae

Ostrea equestris, commonly known as the crested oyster or horse oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America, ranging from Virginia to Patagonia. Description The crested oyster has an irregular triangular or oval shape and grows to a length of about 5 cm (2 in).

Distribution

Erodona mactroides — (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Uruguay · 12Argentina · 4Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik · CC-BY DescriptionOstrea equestris, Wikipedia contributors

Erodona mactroides

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