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The
Atlantic winged oyster grows to about 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long and is a distinctive, asymmetric shape. It has a long straight hinge with one wing drawn out a long way and the other one much smaller. The upper valve is brownish, often mottled with paler markings. The lower valve is flatter
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and there is greater run-off of nutrients from the land. These factors do not seem to impact adversely on recruitment of the oyster. A study was made on the coast of
Venezuela to determine whether cultivation of this species was feasible. It was found that at some times of year the molluscs were
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Atlantic winged oyster is found in the Western Atlantic at depths between 3 and 30 metres (10 to 100 feet). The range extends from North Carolina and Florida, southwards through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
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and smaller and the interior of the shell is pearly grey. The posterior margin is rounded while the anterior margin is elongated and slopes at an acute angle to the hinge. There are a number of indistinct, irregular ribs that flare out from the
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and is reproductively active all year round. The spat abundance varies and has four peaks in the period
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