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Hyotissa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Gryphaeidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Ostreoida

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Gryphaeidae, Cockscomb oyster, Hyotissa semiplana, Pycnodonte, Neopycnodonte

Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks. Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.

Species

  • Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Giant honeycomb oyster
  • Hyotissa inermis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
  • Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985)
  • Hyotissa numisma (Lamarck, 1819)
  • Hyotissa quercina (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
  • Hyotissa sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Hyotissa semiplana (de Sowerby 1825)

    • References

    Hyotissa Wikipedia
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