Tribe Ostreini Rafinesque 1815 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Ostreinae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Casadio 1998
Sister taxa: Amphidonta, Avia, Conradostrea, Cryptostreini, Cubitostrea, Dendostrea, Fatina, Ferganea, Flemingostrea, Odontogryphaea, Ostreola, Pustulostreini, Sokolowia, Undulostreini
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ostreini in the database