Hyotissa mcgintyi
Species of bivalve
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Hyotissa mcgintyi, also known as Parahyotissa mcgintyi, is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Gryphaeidae.[1][2][3] This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean,[1] primarily in the Caribbean,[3] but has been recorded as far north as North Carolina.[3][4]
| Hyotissa mcgintyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Gryphaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyotissa |
| Species: | H. mcgintyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985) | |
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Description
Hyotissa mcgintyi can grow to about 10 cm (3.9 in) in shell diameter.[2] It has a prominent irregular[2] or saw-toothed shell margin.[2][3] The shell is externally creamy white with a deep rosy tinge near the margin. The interior is uniformly light off-white color with some darker brown streaks on the interior ridges of the zigzag margin.[3]
