APHOTOMARINE
An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.
Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Flat, Native, Common oyster (Marine Bivalves)
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Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / top view 1
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / top view 1
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / top view 2
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / top view 3
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / top view 4
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / underside 1
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- live animal / underside 2
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- young Fal Oyster 1
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- young Fal Oyster 2
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- Fal Oysters / bagged 1
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- Fal Oysters / bagged 2
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- oyster dredging on the Fal 1
Common oyster
Ostrea edulis
- oyster shell / juvenile / spat 1
Images taken on low spring tides at the following places across the westcountry. River Plym at Mount Batten, near Plymouth, Devon. Off Point Field, Churchtown Farm, Saltash, Cornwall. RIver Fal (Fal Estuary), near Mylor Churchtown Marina, Falmouth, Cornwall.
Scientific and European Names: Ostrea edulis, Flat oyster, Native oyster, Common oyster, European oyster, Europaische auster, Huitre plate, Ostra comum, Ostrica comune.
A big thank you to Dr. Jan Light of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland for help with this page.
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