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 equestris (Say, 1834) - Crested oyster (Marine Bivalve Images)
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Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
- interior basal valve with scale 1

Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
- exterior basal valve 1

Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
- interior basal valve 1

Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
- interior basal valve 2

Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
- on lobster trap lid 1

Images taken at Praa Sands, Cornwall, 10.12.11. Basal valves of species found attached to flotsam, a lobster trap lid, made by Florida Traps Inc., a company based in Marathon in the Florida Keys, USA.

Largest shell in images 50mm x 40mm.

Scientific and European Names: Ostrea equestris, Crested oyster.

A big thank you to Dr. Jan Light of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland for her help in suggesting oyster.

Ostrea equestris Crested Oyster Marine Bivalve Images
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