Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Atlantic Wing-Oyster
Atlantic Wing-Oyster
Scientific Name: Pteria colymbus
Category: Bivalves
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Invertebrates
Mollusks
Bivalves

Atlantic Wing-Oyster

Flat Tree Oyster

Amber Penshell

Rough Fileclam

Antillean Fileclam

Atlantic Thorny-Oyster

Frond Oyster

Sea Hares
Nudibranchs
Gastropods
Sap-Sucking Slugs
Chitons
Octopuses
Squid


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