Specimen image via iDigBio · BY-NC
Hyotissa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Parahyotissa
Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderOstreida
- FamilyGryphaeidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 552
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Gryphaeidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI, UCMP, UF, DMNH
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, United States, Egypt
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae.
Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hyotissa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.