Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Set of scaled elevation drawings of the Eastern Oyster viewed from the front, side, and top

The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a true oyster species native to the eastern seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico coast of North America. It is a bivalve mollusk with a hard calcium-carbonaceous shell that protects it from predators. Like other members of the same family, they can also make small pearls to surround particles that enter the shell. The pearls are insignificant in size and have no value. Like coral reef the Eastern Oyster’s oyster bed provides a habitat for a variety of species. As a filter feeder the Eastern Oyster sucks in water to filter out plankton and detritus to swallow; it then spits the water back out.

Eastern Oysters have a length between 3”-8” (7.6-20.3 cm), width from 1.77”-4.92” (4.5-12.5 cm), height of 9.5”-2.6” (2.4-6.6 cm), and weight in the range of .88-1.98 lb (.4-.9 kg). The typical lifespan of the Eastern Oyster is 10-20 years.

Details

*Under Development*

Height:
9.5”-2.6” | 2.4-6.6 cm
Width:
1.77”-4.92” | 4.5-12.5 cm
Depth:
Length:
3”-8” | 7.6-20.3 cm
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Weight:
.88-1.98 lb | .4-.9 kg
Area:
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Scientific Name:
Crassostrea virginica
Lifespan:
10-20 years

Properties

Drawings include:

Eastern Oyster side elevation, front, top

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Gastropods refer to invertebrates under the class Gastropoda. This class is represented by slugs and snails that live in various environments such as land, freshwater, and oceans. These animals are scavengers, hence a host to various disease-transmitting pathogens.

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2.000
2.600
20.000
4.00
8200
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Leopard Slug
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.98”-1.57” | 2.5-4 cm
1.97”-3.54” | 5-9 cm
.015-.03 lb | .007-.015 kg
2-5 years
Garden Snail
4.500
4.000
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0.015
5.00
7100
GUIDE
3D
Garden Snail
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9.45”-23.62” | 24-60 cm
15”-39” | 38-99 cm
15-31 lb | 6.8-14 kg
1 year
Black Sea Hare
39.000
60.000
99.000
14.000
1.00
5800
GUIDE
3D
Black Sea Hare
4.33”-9.06” | 11-23 cm
5.12”-9.84” | 13-25 cm
6”-12” | 15.2-30.5 cm
3-5 lb | 1.36-2.27 kg
20-40 years
Queen Conch
23.000
25.000
30.500
2.270
40.00
4300
GUIDE
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Queen Conch
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.43”-1.06” | 1.1-2.7 cm
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2.700
2.700
3.800
10.00
3500
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1.57”-2.36” | 4-6 cm
3.15”-4.33” | 8-11 cm
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10-15 years
Common Whelk
6.500
6.000
11.000
0.100
15.00
2950
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3D
Common Whelk
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.59”-1.18” | 1.5-3 cm
3.15”-5.91” | 8-15 cm
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Black Slug
2.500
3.000
15.000
2.00
2900
GUIDE
3D
Black Slug
9.5”-2.6” | 2.4-6.6 cm
1.77”-4.92” | 4.5-12.5 cm
3”-8” | 7.6-20.3 cm
.88-1.98 lb | .4-.9 kg
10-20 years
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6.600
12.500
20.300
0.900
20.00
2000
GUIDE
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Eastern Oyster
1.57”-8.27” | 4-21 cm
1.57”-8.27” | 4-21 cm
2.5”-16” | 6.4-40.6 cm
1.54-1.98 lb | .7-.9 kg
10-15 years
Lightning Whelk
21.000
21.000
40.600
0.900
15.00
1400
GUIDE
3D
Lightning Whelk
3.15”-5.51” | 8-14 cm
3.15”-5.91” | 8-15 cm
5”-9” | 12.7-22.9 cm
.88-1.98 lb | .4-.9 kg
10-15 years
Knobbed Whelk
14.000
15.000
22.900
0.900
15.00
860
GUIDE
3D
Knobbed Whelk
1.57”-3.15” | 4-8 cm
3.94”-7.87” | 10-20 cm
5”-10” | 12.7-25.4 cm
1-2 lb | .45-.91 kg
30-40 years
White Abalone
8.000
20.000
25.400
0.910
40.00
790
GUIDE
3D
White Abalone
2.36”-3.15” | 6-8 cm
3.94”-4.53” | 10-11.5 cm
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2-3 years
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8.000
11.500
25.000
3.00
550
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3D
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