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Crassostrea virginica
Eastern Oyster
Ostreidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Due Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 6848
- Locality
- South Carolina; Bull's Bay
- Region
- South Carolina
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Crassostrea virginica observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,395 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Wheeler St, Saint Marys, GA, US
(c) spencerranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Portsmouth, RI, US
(c) Mylo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Fort Pickens Florida National Scenic Trail, Gulf Breeze, FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Chatham County, GA, USA
(c) filet-o-fish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
State Park Cir, Lower Grand Lagoon, FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Saint Augustine, FL, US
(c) chegarty213, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Crassostrea virginica. BPBM 271615. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/271615.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026