''Dendostrea frons'', the frond oyster, is a species of

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

in the family Ostreidae. File:Dendostrea frons 01.jpg, Left valve File:Dendostrea frons 02.jpg, Right valve

Distribution

It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. In 2013 this oyster was found in Ireland in Co. Kerry. The only previous record from Ireland is from Co Mayo.Quigley, D.T.G. and Hill, R. 2015. Frond Oyster (''Dendrostrea frons'' (L.)) stranded at Waterville, Co. Kerry, ''Ir Nat J.'' 34: 128 - 129

References

Ostreidae Molluscs described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{bivalve-stub