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What is the name of this oyster?
Started by nacre, May 10 2005 12:02 AM
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Posted 10 May 2005 - 02:40 AM
Looks like a Lisa to me... 
Would help a lot if you told us where you found it.
Would help a lot if you told us where you found it.
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Posted 10 May 2005 - 12:24 PM
Well,It is from the atoll of French polynesia(Tahiti)-Lagoon of Rangiroa.
Here is another close up of the.....?????
Here is another close up of the.....?????
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Posted 10 May 2005 - 12:34 PM
Well, I'm pretty sure it's a scallop and not an oyster. Might get you started.
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James
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Posted 10 May 2005 - 05:28 PM
Looks like a thorny oyster (they look like scallops)...Spondylus sp. of some kind. The colouration doesn't match any reference I have.
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Marli
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