Dendostrea frons

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Dendostrea frons
Dendostrea frons (frond oyster) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16004377949).jpg
Dendostrea frons found in San Salvador Island, Bahamas.
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Dendostrea
Species:
D. frons
Binomial name
Dendostrea frons
Frond oyster on a brain coral, Westpunt, Curacao. Frond oyster.jpg
Frond oyster on a brain coral, Westpunt, Curacao.

Dendostrea frons, the frond oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.

Distribution

It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. [1] In 2013 this oyster was found in Ireland in County Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from County Mayo. [2]

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References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 35.
  2. Quigley, D.T.G. and Hill, R. 2015. Frond Oyster (Dendrostrea frons (L.)) stranded at Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ir Nat J.34: 128 - 129