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hooded oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Classification

Family
Ostreidae

Saccostrea cucullata, the hooded oyster or Natal rock oyster, is a species of rock oyster found mainly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the Czech mineralogist, metallurgist, and malacologist Ignaz von Born in 1778. Description The appearance and form of the hooded oyster is very variable.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 90France · 6