APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864 - Olympia oyster (Marine bivalve images)
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Olympia oyster
Ostrea lurida
- dorsal exterior of shell 1

Olympia oyster
Ostrea lurida
- ventral exterior of shell 1

Olympia oyster
Ostrea lurida
- interior lower valve 1

Olympia oyster
Ostrea lurida
- interior upper valve 1

The 97.1mm dia. specimen above was collected by Joyce Linfield at low tide, at Santa Anna River Beach, Newport Beach, California, USA. January 2002.

Specimen photographed in authors collection, 24.03.16.

Ostrea lurida Olympia oyster Marine Bivalve Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.