
Genus : Striostrea
Family: Ostreidae (Mollusca/Bivalvia)
Taxon : Marine Molluscs
Group : Animal
A heavy, elongate shell to 130 mm. It has a deep, cup-shaped, multilayered lower valve which is cemented to rocks at or below the low-tide level. The upper valve has fine, concentric lamellae. A filter feeder.
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