Crested Oyster
Ostrea equestris
Summary 4
Ostrea equestris, or the crested oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Brazil.
Description 5
The shell of the crested oyster is thick, flattened, and appearing ruffled along one side of the top edge. It usually bears concentric ridges. The exterior color of the shell is dirty white to gray while the interior is bright white. Unlike Crassostrea virginica, the crested oyster has not been well studied. For information regarding the life history and population biology of this oyster family see C. virginica.
Distribution 6
Virginia to Texas and West Indies. Brazil
Link to Access Genomic Data 7
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=348593&lvl=0
Sources and Credits
- (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Ostrea%20equestris%20Say,%201834
- (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5524/11407193563_b71d84266b_o.jpg
- (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/11670997884_7b6a2edc95_o.jpg
- Adapted by Emily Rose Sharkey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrea_equestris
- Adapted by Emily Rose Sharkey from a work by (c) Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/11526552
- Adapted by Emily Rose Sharkey from a work by (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/29749211
- (c) Emily Rose Sharkey, all rights reserved
