Hyotissa | |
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Three shells of Hyotissa hyotis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Gryphaeidae |
Genus: | Hyotissa Stenzel, 1971 |
Type species | |
Mytilus hyotisLinnaeus, 1758 | |
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Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae. [1]
Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.