Oyster shells collected in containers on the beach, Whitstable,Kent,England


The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly kinds of oyster are commonly consumed by humans, cooked or raw. Other kinds, such as pearl oysters, are oysters are members of the family Ostreidae. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong to the genera Ostrea, Crassostrea, Ostreola and Saccostrea. Examples include the Belon oyster, Eastern oyster, Olympia oyster, Pacific oyster, Sydney rock oyster and the Wellfleet oyster.


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Location: Whitstable,Kent, England
Photo credit: © Ross Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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