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Oyster

Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791)

Distribution

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Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); West Indies

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]

Habitat

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infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Kennedy, Mary [email]