- Cryptostrea permollis
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Cryptostrea permollis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Suborder: Ostreina Family: Ostreidae Genus: Cryptostrea Species: C. permollis Binomial name Cryptostrea permollis
(Sowerby, 1891)Cryptostrea permollis, or the sponge oyster, 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]
References
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 36.
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