Ostrea permollis

Ostrea permollis,^[1] the sponge oyster,^[2] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.^[1] It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America,^[2] ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.^[3]

Ostrea permollis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreida
Family:	Ostreidae
Genus:	Ostrea
Species:	O. permollis
Binomial name
Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Synonyms[1]
Cryptostrea permollis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871) Ostraea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 (misspelled genus) Ostrea semicylindrica Say, 1822

References

1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
2. Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Cryptostrea permollis" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.
3. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 36.