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Ostrea edulis  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 79885

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Monoeciostrea europa Orton, 1928
  
    Ostrea adriatica Lamarck, 1819
  
    Ostrea corbuloides Danilo and Sandri, 1856
  
    Ostrea cumana Gregorio, 1883
  
    Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau, 1826
  
    Ostrea depressa R. A. Philippi, 1836
  
    Ostrea exalbida Gmelin, 1791
  
    Ostrea hippopus Lamarck, 1819
  
    Ostrea leonica Fréminville, 1870
  
    Ostrea parasitica W. Turton, 1819
  
    Ostrea rostrata Gmelin, 1791
  
    Ostrea saxatilis W. Turton, 1807
  
    Ostrea scaeva Monterosato, 1915
  
    Ostrea striatum da Costa, 1778
  
    Ostrea sublamellosa Milaschewitsch, 1916
  
    Ostrea taurica Krynicki, 1837
  
    Ostrea taurica Siemaschko, 1847
  
    Ostrea vulgare da Costa, 1778
  
  Common Name(s): European flat oyster [English]
  
    huître plate européenne [French]
  
    ostra europea [Spanish]
  
    edible oyster [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                        SpeciesOstrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 – European flat oyster, huître plate européenne, ostra europea, edible oyster  
       

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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 edulis, European flat oyster [English], huître plate européenne [French], ostra europea [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 edulis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Ostrea edulis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Berthou, P., J. M. Poutiers, P. Goulletquer, and J. C. Dao / Safran, P., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2009   
  Article/Chapter Title: Shelled molluscs   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fisheries and aquaculture, from Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), vol. 2   
  Page(s): 24   
  Publisher: UNESCO, EOLSS   
  Publication Place: Oxford, United Kingdom   
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  Notes: https://www.eolss.net/ebooklib/bookinfo/fisheries-aquaculture.aspx   
  Reference for: Ostrea edulis, European flat oyster [English]   
       
  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): Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1988   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16   
  Page(s): vii + 277   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-47-4, 0097-0638  
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  Reference for: Ostrea edulis   
       
  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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  Reference for: Ostrea edulis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
    East Pacific  
    Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Indo-West Pacific  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Introduced  
    Continental US, Introduced  
 

 

    

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