Dendostrea frons | |
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Dendostrea frons found in San Salvador Island, Bahamas. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Dendostrea |
Species: | D. frons |
Binomial name | |
Dendostrea frons | |
Dendostrea frons, the frond oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.
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