North American oyster

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North American oyster

mollusk

Also known as: Crassostrea virginica, Virginia oyster

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…the Pacific coastal waters of North America, grows to about 7.5 cm (3 inches). C. virginica, native to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the West Indies and about 15 cm (6 inches) long, has been introduced into Pacific coastal waters of North America. Up to 50,000,000 eggs may be…
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