Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Frond Oyster
Dendostrea frons
Frond Oyster
Category: True Oysters
Scientific Name: Dendostrea frons
Size: 1.5 to 2.5 in. (4 to 6 cm)  
Depth: 20-130 ft. (6-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Bivalvia (Class) Bivalves
 └Ostreida (Order) Oysters and Allies
  └Ostreoidea (Superfamily)
   └Ostreidae (Family) True Oysters
    └Dendostrea (Genus)
     └D. frons (Species)
WoRMS ID: 420779🔗
iNaturalist ID: 133988🔗

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