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Oyster

Ostrea

Description:

big clams seen in Mission bay, San diego..

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5 Comments

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

nt sure...saw adhered to rocky shore of Mission bay, San Diego while waiting for my skyride turn in Seaworld.. and was fascinated with them...:)

Bhawnavij
Bhawnavij 11 years ago

Oyester shells.
could be saddle oyster? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomiidae

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

They are pretty big for sure...Did you spotted them during the low tide?

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

:) never seen so big shells..so got curious..thank u..

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Dear Seema, these are oysters...

Seema
Spotted by
Seema

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 28, 2012
Submitted on Nov 28, 2012

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