Common Name | Scaly pearl-oyster |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | |
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Remarks | 'scaly' from 'scale', from Old French 'escale', i.e., scale'; 'pearl', from Old French 'perle', from Vulgar Latin 'pernula', i.e., 'little mollusk'; 'oyster', from Old French 'oistre', i.e., 'shell'. |