Crassostrea virginica

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalvia
Sub-Class: 
Pteriomorphia
Order: 
Ostreida
Sub-Order: 
Ostreidea
Family: 
Ostreidae
Sub-Family: 
Crassostreinae
Genus: 
Crassostrea
Species: 
Crassostrea virginica
Authority: 
Gmelin, 1791
Synonym(s): 
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791
Dioeciostrea americana Orton, 1928
Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Ostrea borealis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea canadensis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea floridensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea procyon Holmes, 1858
Ostrea reniformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea rostrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea triangularis Holmes, 1856
Ostrea virginiana Röding, 1798
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Diagnosis

Body_length: 5-15 cm

Life cycle

Reproduction_mode: sexual

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Association with... Region origin Name of site In reference...
Perkinsus marinus Barataria Bay Louisiana. Sugar House Bend in the southern part of Barataria Bay
Perkinsus marinus New York Long Island Sound
Perkinsus marinus Virginia James River
Perkinsus marinus Florida Apalachicola bay
Perkinsus marinus Coastal lagoons of Tabasco Carmen lagoon
Perkinsus marinus Coastal lagoons of Tabasco Carmen lagoon
Perkinsus marinus Coastal lagoons of Tabasco Mecoacan lagoon