Ostrea equestris Say, 1834
Ostreoidea : Ostreiidae | Non-native |
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To size: To 47 mm. Shell Structure: Thin robust shell with fragile margins. Equivalve: Inequivalve. Equilateral: Inequilateral, right valve fits into lower left valve. Tumidity: Not tumid. Outline: Irregular oval.
Sculpture: Irregular crenulations, flaky periostracum. Margin: Irregularly crenulate. Ligament: Alivincular, triangular. Hinge: Chomata over entire margins. Pallial Musculature: Monomyarian, posterior adductor mussel ovate. Colour: White to cream with purple blotches internally and externally.
Distribution & Ecology
In native range from Florida to Louisiana, Bermuda, Mexico and Honduras. Cemented to rocks and boat bottoms in shallow waters
In Britain and Ireland it has been found attached to plastic flotsam in St Austell and a Stone crab trap near Marazion, Cornwall.
Depth Range
In Britain and Ireland it has been found attached to plastic flotsam in St Austell and a Stone crab trap near Marazion, Cornwall.
Depth Range
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Ostreoidea : Ostreiidae
References
Listed are literature citing Ostrea equestris Say, 1834. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Say T 1830-34. American Conchology or Descriptions of the Shells of North America New Harmony, Indiana. 240pp, 60pls. |
Resources
- Conchological Society
of Great Britain & Ireland
Provides resources for understanding, identifying, recording, and conserving molluscs - CLEMAM
Check List of European Marine Mollusca - MarLIN
The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) provides information for marine environmental management, protection and education. It is a centre of excellence in spatially based and time-series marine biological information and supports good stewardship in the marine environment. - NBN Gateway
National Biodiversity Network's Gateway. Use it to explore UK biodiversity data, as contributed by participating data providers. - BivAToL
- MarBEF
- Malacological Society
- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
- MarBEF
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Record last modified: 13/09/2023