Invertebrates > Mollusks
The European Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis), renowned in gastronomy as the Belon Oyster or native oyster, is the indigenous oyster of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. Historically carpeting thousands of square kilometers of the North Sea and English Channel in...
Invertebrates > Mollusks
The Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida) is the only oyster species native to the Pacific coast of North America, historically forming expansive, complex biogenic reefs in estuaries from Puget Sound to San Francisco Bay. Celebrated as a culinary delicacy during the Gold...
Invertebrates > Mollusks
The Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas, formerly Crassostrea gigas), also known as the Japanese Oyster, is the world’s most widely cultivated and commercially valuable edible oyster species. Originating in the coastal waters of East Asia, its rapid growth rate,...
Invertebrates > Bivalves
The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), celebrated across eastern North America as the American Oyster or Chesapeake Oyster, is the supreme ecological architect and water-purifying titan of the Atlantic coast. Historically constructing colossal underwater living...
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