Oyster
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Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are som
Crassostrea gigas p 1040848
Mixed seafood served in Dubai. Raw oysters arranged at the edge of the tray, surrounding the central mussels.
Removing a pearl from a pearl oyster
Pacific oyster
Pinctada
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Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".
Oyster
…oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea. Some species of oyster are commonly consumed and are regarded as a delicacy in some localities. Some types of pearl oysters are harvested for the pearl produced within the mantle. Others, such as the translucent windowpane oysters, are harvested for their shells. The word…
Pinctada margaritifera MHNT.CON.2002.893
Cultivated pearl oyster (from Japan Shima, Mie)