Hyotissa, honeycomb oysters | |
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Three shells of Hyotissa hyotis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreoida |
Family: | Gryphaeidae |
Genus: | Hyotissa |
Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks. Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.