Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginicaIn need of conservation    Synonyms: American Oyster.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Mollusca   >   Class Bivalvia   >   Order Ostreoida   >   Family Ostreidae   >   Genus Crassostrea   

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Eastern Oysters in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/12/2017). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Eastern Oysters in Calvert Co., Maryland (1/28/2017). Verified by Dr. Rick Osman/SERC. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Eastern Oyster in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Eastern Oyster found in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2014). Encrusted with Coffin Box Bryozoan and White Anemone. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Eastern Oysters in Somerset Co., Maryland (1/20/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Eastern Oyster in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/16/2019). (c) snowgoose1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by snowgoose1 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Oyster in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by epic2112 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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