Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster

Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster

Internal view below showing green byssal threads (top left)

Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oysterr

    Inside beached athletic shoe after northeaster, Little Talbot Island, Duval Co., FL (26 mm.). Digital Photograph by Joel Wooster

Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster

Shell pile, Kice Island, just south of Marco Island, Collier County, Florida.  Digital image by Amy Tripp.

Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster

East of Raged Keys, Bicayne Bay, Miami-Dade Co., Florida (40 and 57 mm.)

Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster

    Berry Islands, Bahamas (40.8 mm.). Digital image by Joel Wooster. From the Esther S. Bates Collection, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida.