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Southern Mud Oyster

Ostrea angasi

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 335, February 115, March 133, April 152, May 394, June 221, July 41, August 102, September 63, October 133, November 149, December 227.
Australia2,065
South Australia1,729
Victoria164
Tasmania95
New South Wales59
Western Australia10
Other Territories8

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

Sources

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