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Cockscomb Oyster
Lopha cristagalli
Location: Palau
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Cockscomb Oyster
Category:
True Oysters
Scientific Name:
Lopha cristagalli
Size:
Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth:
15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
Mollusca
(Phylum)
└Bivalvia
(Class)
└Ostreida
(Order)
└Ostreidae
(Family)
└Lopha
(Genus)
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