Hyotissa mcgintyi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Gryphaeidae
- Genus
- Hyotissa
- Species
- Hyotissa mcgintyi
- Scientific Name
- Hyotissa mcgintyi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hyotissa mcgintyi
Hyotissa mcgintyi, also known as Parahyotissa mcgintyi, is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Gryphaeidae. This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean, primarily in the Caribbean, but has been recorded as far north as North Carolina.
...Hyotissa mcgintyi in languages:
- English
- Atlantic Foam Oyster
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