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Family: Gryphaeidae honeycomb oysters



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13 species (see list below)
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 30 cm SHH
Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Hyotissa hyotis
[Honeycomb oyster]
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Hyotissa mcgintyi
[]
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Hyotissa numisma
[]
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Hyotissa sinensis
[]
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Neopycnodonta musashiana
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc

Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795)

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Neopycnodonte cochlear
[Deepsea oyster]
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Neopycnodonte zibrowii
[]
No picture found
 
Parahyotissa chemnitz
[]
No picture found
 
Parahyotissa imbricata
[]
No picture found
 
Parahyotissa inermis
[]
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Parahyotissa mcgintyi
[McGinty's oyster]
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Pycnodonte fischeri
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Pycnodonte hyotis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hyotissa hyotis Honeycomb oyster Indo-Pacific and Western 30 SHH 1758
Hyotissa mcgintyi Eastern Pacific and Weste 1985
Hyotissa numisma Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1819
Hyotissa sinensis Western Pacific 1791
Neopycnodonta musashiana Northwest Pacific 1920
Neopycnodonte cochlear Deepsea oyster Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1795
Neopycnodonte zibrowii Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 2009
Parahyotissa chemnitz Western Central Pacific 1846
Parahyotissa imbricata Western Central Pacific 1819
Parahyotissa inermis Indo-Pacific. 1871
Parahyotissa mcgintyi McGinty's oyster Western Atlantic 1985
Pycnodonte fischeri Western Atlantic 1914
Pycnodonte hyotis Atlantic, Mediterranean a 1758



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