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Eastern Oyster

Mollusks

The eastern oyster, also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster or East Coast oyster, is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America, ranging from northern New Brunswick south through parts of the West Indies to Venezuela. It is farmed throughout the Maritime provinces of Canada and along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf states of the United States, as well as in Puget Sound, Washington, and was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the 19th century, where it is now common in Pearl Harbor. Regional culinary names for the species include the Wellfleet oyster, Virginia oyster, Malpeque oyster, Blue Point oyster, Chesapeake Bay oyster and Apalachicola oyster.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Threats
Pollution 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 3
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G3 Vulnerable 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Crassostrea virginica 6
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Eastern Oyster

In Biome

Coral Reef, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Crassostrea virginica (Animal Diversity Web)
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Bahamas

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Belgium

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Belize

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Brazil

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Canada

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China

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Denmark

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Europe

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France

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Germany

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Ireland

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Italy

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Romania

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Eastern oyster
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    As of 2014, the global conservation status of Crassostrea virginica, as assessed by NatureServe, is vulnerable, as the oyster's populations are threatened by overharvest and water pollution.
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the 19th century and is common in Pearl Harbor.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 334710
    Like all oysters, C. virginica is a filter feeder.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Eastern Oyster
  • Wikidata Q468415, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Eastern oyster': it is farmed in all of the Maritime provinces of Canada and all Eastern Seaboard and Gulf states of the United States
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Crassostrea virginica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G3"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Wikipedia: Eastern oyster
WikipediaWikidata Q468415 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
7. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Crassostrea virginica
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Crassostrea virginica (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
Quote, In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
Aquatic Biomes reef reef coastal coastal
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