Crassostrea
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Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters containing some of the most important oysters used for food.
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Crassostrea gigantissima (Finch, 1824) from the Eocene of Texas.
Crassostrea gigantissima (Finch, 1824) right valve interior (Eocene of Texas).
Eastern oyster
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The eastern oyster —also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use i
Crassostrea
…Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819) – mangrove oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) – eastern oyster Fossil species include…
Oyster bed, Brunswick, GA, US
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