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==Distribution== |
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It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from [[North Carolina]] to the [[West Indies]].<ref>Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 35.</ref>In 2013 this oyster was found in In Ireland in Co. Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from Co Mayo |
It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from [[North Carolina]] to the [[West Indies]].<ref>Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 35.</ref>In 2013 this oyster was found in In Ireland in Co. Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from Co Mayo.<ref>Quigley, D.T.G. and Hill, R. 2015. Frond Oyster (''Dendrostrea frons'' (L.)) stranded at Waterville, Co. Kerry, ''Ir Nat J.'' '''34''': 128 - 129</ref> |
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Dendostrea frons |
The 'frond oyster, Dendostrea frons, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae.
It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]In 2013 this oyster was found in In Ireland in Co. Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from Co Mayo.[2]
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