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Eastern Oyster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) - also called Wellfleet oyster, Atlantic oyster, Virginia oyster, or American oyster - is a species of true oyster native to the eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_oyster
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Oyster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of different families of saltwater clams, bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster
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ADW: Eastern Oyster - Crassostrea virginica
The Eastern oyster is relatively large, growing up to 10 cm. in length. It is normally somewhat pear-shaped in outline, but members of this species vary greatly in size and shape.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Crassostrea_virginica/
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Oyster (Ostreidae) - A-Z Animals
The oyster is a sessile (immobile) mollusc that is commonly found clinging onto shipwrecks, debris and harbour walls around the world.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/oyster/
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Oyster - Mollusk - Britannica
Oyster, any member of the families Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), bivalve mollusks found in temperate and warm coastal waters of all oceans. Bivalves known as thorny oysters (Spondylus) and saddle oysters (Anomia) are sometimes included in the group.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/oyster
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Oyster Facts - Encyclopedia
Oyster, bivalve mollusk found in beds in shallow, warm waters of all oceans. The shell is made up of two valves, the upper one flat and the lower convex, with variable outlines and a rough outer surface.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/oyster.aspx
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Oyster Pictures and Facts - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about oysters with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/oyster
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How Do Oysters Make Pearls? - HowStuffWorks
How do oysters make pearls, and what is the difference between natural and cultured pearls?
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/question630.htm
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Ostrea lurida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ostrea lurida, common name the Olympia oyster, after Olympia, Washington in the Puget Sound area, is a species of edible oyster, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Ostreidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrea_lurida
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Ostrea edulis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ostrea edulis is a species of oyster native to Europe and commonly known as the European flat oyster, Colchester native oyster, mud oyster, or edible oyster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrea_edulis
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Pacific Oyster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster or Miyagi oyster (Crassostrea gigas), is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_oyster
