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Flat Oyster

(Ostrea edulis)
🦑 Invertebrates Native Species
Flat Oyster
Species Details
Scientific Name
Ostrea edulis
ORGANISM TYPE
🦑 Invertebrates
CATEGORY
Native Species
Common Name
Flat Oyster

Native

It has an oval or pear-shaped, rough shell with two unequal valves. The left valve is concave and attached to the substrate, while the right valve is flatter. The shell is off-white to cream with brown or bluish bands and a pearly white to bluish-grey interior. It can grow up to 11 cm long.

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