Complete European Oyster
Complete European Oyster, Ostrea edulis, top and bottom valves still together. 4 cm long. Photograph ©James Prineas, 2003
Open entry
Upload Your Entry
Seashells - Bivalves
Pearl Oyster
Exterior, top valve of a Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, quite surprising to see on Kythera. Found 2003 on Diakofti Beach. 4 cm long, 5 cm wide. Photograph ©James Prineas, 20...
Open entry
Pearl Oyster interior
Interior of a Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, showing the brilliant mother-of-pearl lining. 4 cm by 5 cm, found on Diakofti Beach. Photograph ©James Prineas, 2003
Open entry
Portuguese Oyster
Crassostrea angulata, the Portuguese Oyster. The exterior is gray and white with just a touch of pink near the hinge. 7 cm long. Photograph ©James Prineas, 2003
Open entry
Thorny Oyster interior
The smooth white interior of a Thorny Oyster, Spondylus gaederopus, showing the strong, brown hinge-teeth and a yellowish muscle scar. 7 cm long. Photograph ©James Prineas, 2003
Open entry