Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Ostreidae family, order Ostreida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendostrea frons, the frond oyster, is an Ostreidae bivalve found mainly along the North American Atlantic coast, with two Irish records.
Dendostrea frons, commonly known as the frond oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Ostreidae. This oyster’s native distribution extends along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. A 2013 discovery recorded Dendostrea frons in County Kerry, Ireland. Before this 2013 finding, there was only one previous recorded observation of this species in Ireland, from County Mayo.
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Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ostrea angasi G.B.Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea chilensis Küster, 1844
Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850)
Ostrea equestris Say, 1834
Ostrea stentina Payraudeau, 1826
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