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<p> <em>Crassostrea angulata</em> (Lamarck, 1819)</p>

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  • Portuguese oyster

  • Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck, 1819)

  • Ostreidae

  • The Portuguese oyster is a marine bivalve that has a long and laminate shell, composed by two valves, one of which is concave and the other is flat. The shell is white with violet and sometimes yellow spots. It can grow up to 20 cm long, however it most commonly reaches 10 cm. 

  • Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park

    Estuário do Sado Nature Reserve

  • Algarve

    Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

  • Not Evaluated

  • The Portuguese oyster lives in estuaries and salt water shallow rivers in the intertidal zone, on rocks and stones, and can form reefs. Today there are few pure populations of this species, namely on the Sado and Mira rivers.

  • All year long

  • The Portuguese oyster feeds on debris and plankton which they filter from the water.

  • There is no estimate for the national population of this species.