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Ostrea  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 79882

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Ostreola Monterosato, 1884
  
    Cryptostrea Harry, 1985
  
    Monoeciostrea Orton, 1928
  
    Undulostrea Harry, 1985
  
    Myrakeena Harry, 1985
  
    Anodontostrea Suter, 1917
  
    Eostrea Ihering, 1907
  
    Tiostrea Chanley and Dinamiani, 1980
  
    Ostraea Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Ostrea (Anodontostrea) Suter, 1917
  
    Lopha (Ostreola) Monterosato, 1884
  
  Common Name(s): flat oysters [English]
  
    huîtres plates [French]
  
    ostras [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumMollusca  – mollusques, molusco, molluscs, mollusks  
                ClassBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 – bivalves, clams, bivalves, palourdes, bivalve, mexilhão, ostra  
                   SubclassAutobranchia   
                      InfraclassPteriomorphia   
                         OrderOstreida   
                            SuperfamilyOstreoidea Rafinesque, 1815  
                               FamilyOstreidae Rafinesque, 1815 – flat oysters, cupped oysters, huîtres plates, huîtres creuses, ostras, ostiones  
                                  SubfamilyOstreinae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                     GenusOstrea Linnaeus, 1758 – flat oysters, huîtres plates, ostras  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Ostrea algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 – Cape weed-oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea angasi G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 – Australian mud oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea angelica Rochebrune, 1895 – angel oyster, huître des anges, ostra de los ángeles 
                                        Species Ostrea atherstonei R. B. Newton, 1913 – red flat oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea avalitesensis Jousseaume, 1925  
                                        Species Ostrea chilensis Küster, 1844 – Chilean Oyster, huître chilienne, ostra chilena 
                                        Species Ostrea circumpicta Pilsbry, 1904  
                                        Species Ostrea conchaphila P. P. Carpenter, 1857 – ostra Olimpia, Olympia oyster, Shell-loving oyster, huître plate Olympie 
                                        Species Ostrea denselamellosa Lischke, 1869 – Japanese flat oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 – European flat oyster, huître plate européenne, ostra europea, edible oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea equestris Say, 1834 – crested oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea futamiensis Seki, 1929 – kurohimegaki 
                                        Species Ostrea libella Weisbord, 1964  
                                        Species Ostrea lurida P. P. Carpenter, 1864 – Yaquina oyster, huître plate yaquina, ostra yaquina, Olympia oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea megodon Hanley, 1846 – megodon oyster, huître ondulée, ostra plegada 
                                        Species Ostrea neostentina Hu, Wang, Zhang, Li and Guo, 2019  
                                        Species Ostrea oleomargarita Oliver, Salvi and Al-Kandari, 2023  
                                        Species Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 – sponge oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea puelchana A. d'Orbigny, 1842 – Chilean flat oyster 
                                        Species Ostrea solaris Jousseaume, 1925  
                                        Species Ostrea spreta A. d'Orbigny, 1846  
                                        Species Ostrea stentina Payraudeau, 1826 – dwarf oyster, huître naine, morruncho 
       

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  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 20-Dec-2024, database (version 20-Dec-24)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Ostrea, flat oysters [English], huîtres plates [French], ostras [Spanish]   
       
  Source: MolluscaBase (October, 2024), database (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Accessed at https://www.molluscabase.org on 2024-10-01. doi:10.14284/448   
  Reference for: Ostrea   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus  
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
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  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Polson, Maria P., William E. Hewson, Douglas J. Eernisse, Patrock K. Baker, and Danielle C. Zacherl  
  Publication Date: 2009   
  Article/Chapter Title: You say conchaphila, I say lurida: Molecular evidence for restricting the Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864) to temperate western North America   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Shellfish Research, vol. 28, no. 1   
  Page(s): 11-21   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0730-8000   
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  Reference for: Ostrea   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shilts, Meghan H., Marcela S. Pascual, and Diarmaid Ó. Foighil  
  Publication Date: 2007   
  Article/Chapter Title: Systematic, taxonomic and biogeographic relationships of Argentine flat oysters   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 44, no. 1   
  Page(s): 467-473   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1055-7903   
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  Reference for: Ostrea   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26   
  Page(s): 526   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-01-8, 0097-0638  
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