Ostrea permollis
Species of bivalve
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Ostrea permollis,[1] the sponge oyster,[2] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.[1] It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America,[2] ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[3]
| Ostrea permollis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Ostrea |
| Species: | O. permollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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