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cock's comb oyster

Lopha cristagalli

Classification

Family
Ostreidae

Lopha cristagalli, the cockscomb oyster, cock's-comb oyster, or coxcomb oyster, is a species of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Ostreidae. Description The cockscomb oyster has a shell reaching a maximum diameter of about 20. 5 cm, commonly 10 cm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 12Netherlands · 1