Hyotissa mcgintyi

Honeycomb oyster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Hyotissa
Species: H. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Hyotissa mcgintyi
(Harry, 1985)

Hyotissa mcgintyi, also known as Parahyotissa mcgintyi is a species of medium-sized saltwater "oyster", a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Gryphaeidae. This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean. Species in this genus are known as "honeycomb oysters" or "foam oysters" because under magnification, the majority of their shell structure is characteristically foam-like.

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