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Crested Oyster

Ostrea equestris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 6, February 8, March 7, April 12, May 12, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 7, October 7, November 5, December 6.
United States552
North Carolina87
Alabama29
Texas26
South Carolina26
Georgia8
Louisiana5
Massachusetts2
Mississippi1
New Jersey1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderOysters and Allies · Ostreida
FamilyTrue Oysters · Ostreidae
GenusFlat Oysters · Ostrea

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