Wetland Restoration Field Guide: Unknown species of ostreidae ostreidae
Common Name
Unknown Species Of Oyster
Code(s)
OSFA
Id Number
3073
Taxa
Invertebrate
Species Description
Shell various; dorsal margin without ears; shell firmly cemented to substratum; valves irregular and/or distinctly different from one another; adductor muscles coalesced, resulting in one large, sometimes complex, muscle scar near center of shell; adductor muscle scar simple; in bays, often attached to rocks and other shells by left valve