Crassostrea virginica

Object Details

Notes
Oyster growing in smoking pipe.
1900; H. M. Smith
Record Last Modified
15 Apr 2025
Specimen Count
2
Collection Date
1900
Bay/Sound
Chesapeake Bay
Collector
H. M. Smith
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
Chesapeake Bay
Place
Maryland, United States
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Invertebrate Zoology
Mollusca
Published Name
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791)
Data Source
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
USNM Number
471591
Preparation
Dry
Record ID
nmnhinvertebratezoology_12720502
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c3538a1-cf38-4b84-922c-fda984baa0a9
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