because they are shellfish
Oysters are bivalve mollusks with an irregularly shaped shell, living attached to rocks, other shells, or on the ocean bottom. They have no means of locomotion, moving only when physically disturbed by other creatures or by wave action. The gills of an oyster filter tiny organisms from the surrounding water and collect food that the stomach digests. A thin membrane called a mantle covers the body and lines the inside of the shell. The adductor muscles and the hinge between the two halves of the external shell help keep the shell closed.Any of a number of bivalve mollusks with rough irregular shells. Several kinds are eaten (especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
clams, oysters, or mussels
No. They are insects. Molluscs are shellfish, like mussels or oysters.
Mussels and oysters are at least two that I know of for sure.
The shellfish designation includes mollusks (such as clams, mussels, oysters, and squid) and crustaceans (such as crabs, crayfish, lobsters, and shrimp)
Shellfish: mussels, cockles, oysters, scallops, etc, are popular delicacies - though are not to every ones taste.
Calamari (squid) is not typically thought of as a shellfish but it is a mollusc - in the same family as oysters and mussels. People with a shellfish allergy could have a potentially life-threatening reaction to calamari.
Sea creatures that attach themselves to rocks include shellfish such as limpets, mussels, oysters, barnacles.
Indeed. Oysters, various kinds of mussels, clams, pipi and so on. Several kinds are for commercial sale.
Scallops come from sandy or muddy bottoms of most seas and oceans.
No, pollock are not members of the shellfish family. They are a species of fish that belong to the cod family. Shellfish typically refer to mollusks (such as clams, oysters, and mussels) and crustaceans (such as shrimp, crabs, and lobsters).
The porcupine fish does not eat plants. Instead, the porcupine fish eats shellfish like clams, oysters, or mussels.
yes