Denostrea (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to L. Gardiner 2001

Sister taxa: Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Crassostreinae, Kulunostrea, Laevostrea, Lophinae, Margostrea, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Pulvinostrea, Quadrostrea, Saccostreinae, Striostreinae, Umbrostrea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Denostrea in the database

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