15,660 observationsLeast Concern
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Mollusca ›Class: Bivalvia ›Order: Ostreida ›Family: Ostreidae ›Genus: Crassostrea
About
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)—also called Wellfleet oyster, Atlantic oyster, Virginia oyster, or American oyster—is a species of true oyster native to the eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of North America. It is also farmed in Puget Sound, Washington, where it is known as the Totten Inlet Virginica. Eastern oysters are and have been very popular commercially. Today, less than 1% of the original 17th-century population (when the original colonists arrived) is thought to...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Eastern Oyster is Crassostrea virginica.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the class Bivalvia.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the order Ostreida.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the family Ostreidae.
- Eastern Oyster belongs to the genus Crassostrea.