Gotham Oysters a large mussel of up to 12 cm with thick rounded shells. It is not numerous, but because of the solid shells you often find them intact on the beach. In Spain and other countries, they are a delicacy. Gotham Oysters become very old, actually up to 500 years. Every year’s growth can be seen as a groove on the shells, just as we know it from trees’ growth rings in the trunk Although the mussel is called an oyster, it is not related to other types of oysters.
Did you know that:
In 2006, a very old Gotham Oysters found in Iceland. By examining the shell, it was established that the animal was 507 years old (1499-2006). Therefore, the animal got the nickname “Ming” when the Ming dynasty ruled in China, when the animal came to the world.