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Ostreidae (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Ostreidae Rafinesque
1895Ostreidae Stanton p. 34
1904Ostreidae Glenn p. 380
1923Ostreidae Clark and Arnold p. 138
1925Ostreidae Woodring p. 59
1931Ostreidae Olsson p. 40
1957Ostreidae Rivera p. 191
1958Ostreidae DuBar p. 157
1965Ostreidae Newell p. 18
1970Ostreidae Ronchetti p. 59
1980Ostreidae Vokes p. 65
1982Ostreidae Dockery p. 53
1983Ostreidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 90
1984Ostreidae Squires p. 44
1987Ostreidae Moore pp. 17, 24
1987Ostreidae Squires p. 58
1987Ostreidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1990Ostreidae Beu et al. p. 396
1992Ostreidae Ward p. 76
1999Ostreidae Squires p. 18
2000Ostreidae Coan et al. p. 211
2001Ostreidae Todd
2002Ostreidae Marquet
2004Ostreidae Spencer et al.
2004Ostreidae Stilwell et al. p. 21
2005Ostreidae Rosenberg p. 53
2006Ostreidae Beu pp. 210, 212
2006Ostreidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 229
2006Ostreidae Rosenberg et al.
2009Ostreidae Lam and Morton p. 482
2009Ostreidae Nevesskaja
2010Ostreidae Bouchet et al.
2011Ostreidae Carter et al. p. 8
2014Ostreidae Ros-Franch et al.
2018Ostreidae Squires p. 4
2024Ostreidae Moneer et al.
2024Ostreidae Schnetler et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ostreidae Rafinesque 1815 [oyster]
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G. †Anulostrea Vialov 1936
G. Booneostrea Harry 1985
G. Crassostrea Sacco 1897
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Subg. †Crassostrea (Heterostrea) Jaworski 1913
†Crassostrea afra Bohm 1926
†Crassostrea angulata Sowerby 1840
†Crassostrea ashleyi Hertlein 1943
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Invalid names: Ostrea altatemblorensis Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen 1941 [synonym], Ostrea arnoldi Adegoke 1969 [synonym], Ostrea hertleini Adegoke 1969 [synonym]
†Crassostrea contracta Conrad 1865
†Crassostrea cucullaris Lamarck 1819
†Crassostrea cuebana Jung 1974
†Crassostrea cyathula Lamarck 1806
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Invalid names: Ostrea planicosta Deshayes 1832 [synonym]
†Crassostrea englekyi Hertlein 1928
†Crassostrea eucorrugata Nomland 1917
Crassostrea gigas Thunberg 1793 [giant Pacific oyster]
†Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813
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Invalid names: Somalidacna lamellosa Azzaroli 1958 [synonym]
†Crassostrea hatcheri Ihering 1899
†Crassostrea laperrinei Lemoine 1910
†Crassostrea patagonica d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Ostrea ferrarisi d'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
†Crassostrea raincourti Deshayes 1858
Crassostrea sikamea Amemiya 1928
†Crassostrea soudanensis Douvillé 1920
†Crassostrea tectonica Squires 2018
†Crassostrea tenera Sowerby 1819
†Crassostrea titan Conrad 1853
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Invalid names: Ostrea andersoni Adegoke 1969 [synonym], Ostrea ligminuta Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen 1941 [synonym], Ostrea prior Grant and Eaton 1941 [synonym], Ostrea subjecta Conrad 1857 [synonym], Ostrea titan andersoni Adegoke 1969 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Ostrea maxima Hupé 1854 [synonym]
†Crassostrea vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
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†Crassostrea virginica auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Ostrea virginica falconensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Crassostrea virginica labellensis Olsson and Harbison 1953
†Ostrea contracta amichel Gardner 1945
Invalid names: Ostrea titan corrugata Nomland 1917 [replaced], Somalidacna Azzaroli 1958 [synonym]
Subfm. Crassostreinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Tr. Crassostreini Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Acutostrea Vyalov 1936
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†Acutostrea gaviota Squires 2018
†Acutostrea griesensis Effinger 1938
†Acutostrea idriaensis Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Ostrea columbiana Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 [synonym], Ostrea oregonensis Packard 1923 [synonym]
†Acutostrea incurva Nilsson 1827
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Invalid names: Ostrea acutirostris Nilsson 1827 [synonym], Ostrea curvirostris Nilsson 1827 [synonym], Ostrea scaniensis Coquand 1869 [synonym]
†Acutostrea miguelensis Hertlein 1928
†Acutostrea orientalis Douvillé 1929
†Acutostrea simiensis Zinsmeister 1983
†Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833
Tr. †Flemingostreini Stenzel 1971
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G. †Kokanostrea Vyalov 1936
G. †Ostreonella Romanowski 1890
G. †Helvetostrea Koppka 2015
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†Helvetostrea sequana Thurmann and Etallon 1862
G. Saccostrea Dolfuss and Dautzenberg 1920
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Saccostrea glomerata Gould 1850 [Commercial Rock Oyster]
Saccostrea mordax Gould 1850
Saccostrea palmula Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Ostrea amara Carpenter 1857 [synonym], Ostrea mexicana Sowerby 1871 [synonym], Ostrea tubulifera Dall 1914 [synonym]
G. Talonostrea Li and Qi 1994
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Talonostrea talonata Li and Qi 1994
Tr. †Turkostreini Malchus 1990
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Ostrea) elegans Deshayes and Abbass 1973 [synonym], Ostrea bogharensis Coquand 1973 [synonym]
†Ostrea (Turkostrea) renzoni Etayo-Serna 1979
†Turkostrea argentina Griffin et al. 2005
†Turkostrea damboreneae Griffin et al. 2005
Invalid names: Ostrea tayloriana Gabb 1866 [nomen dubium], Striostreini Harry 1985 [empty]
G. †Denostrea
G. †Kulunostrea Wei 1984
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G. †Laevostrea Men et al. 1984
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Subfm. Lophinae Vialov 1936
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G. †Abruptolopha Vialov 1936
G. Alectryonella Sacco 1897
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†Alectryonella plicatula Lamarck 1801
G. †Arctostrea Pervinquiere 1910
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†Arctostrea amor d'Orbigny 1850
†Arctostrea avita Douvillé 1916
G. †Cameleolopha Vyalov 1936
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†Cameleolopha sannionis White 1876
G. Lopha Röding 1798
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Subg. †Lopha (Actinostreon) Bayle 1878
Subg. †Lopha (Arctostrea) Bobkova 1961
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Subg. Lopha (Lopha) Röding 1798
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†Lopha (Lopha) morgani Dоuvillé 1904
Subg. †Lopha (Rastellum) Sowerby 1815
†Lopha blanfordi Lees 1928
†Lopha chlamydoides Martin 1922
†Lopha costata Sowerby 1825
†Lopha cotteaui Coquand 1869
Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 [Cock's Comb Oyster]
†Lopha dageensis Guo 1985
†Lopha dieneri Blanckenhorn 1890
†Lopha engelmanni Meek 1860
†Lopha eos Coquand 1869
†Lopha euzebioi Maury 1936
†Lopha haidingeriana Emmrich 1853
†Lopha lombardi Dartevelle and Freneix 1957
†Lopha longifolium Martin 1922
†Lopha mesenterica Morton 1834
†Lopha murakamii Nakazawa and Newell 1968
†Lopha papieri Thomas and Peron 1890
†Lopha radiata Lamarck 1819
†Lopha simplexa Zhang 1977
†Lopha staufferi Bergquist 1944
†Lopha stefaninii Diaz-Romero 1931
†Lopha syphax Coquand 1854
†Lopha teranosawensis Nakazawa and Newell 1968
†Lopha vascularis Lu 1981
†Lopha vulsa Chen 1976
†Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi Woodring 1925
†Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis Philippi 1901
†Ostrea (Lopha) larva Lamarck 1953
†Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon Woodring 1925
†Ostrea (Lopha) sechura Olsson 1944
G. †Oscillolopha Dartevelle and Freneix 1957
G. †Pseudoperna Logan 1899
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†Ostrea congesta Conrad 1843
G. †Rastellum Faujas-St.-Fond 1799
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Subg. †Rastellum (Arctostrea) Pervinquiere 1910
†Rastellum allobrogensis Pictet and Roux 1853
†Rastellum carinatum Lamarck 1806
†Rastellum deshayesi d'Orbigny 1853
†Rastellum diluvianum Linnaeus 1767
†Rastellum ricordeana d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Lophini Vialov 1936 [empty], Myrakeenini Harry 1985 [empty]
G. †Margostrea Vialov 1936
G. †Nicaisolopha Vyalov 1936
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†Nicaisolopha lyonsi Bullen 1898
†Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Ostrea pomeli Coquand 1869 [synonym]
†Nicaisolopha subovata Shumard 1860
†Nicaisolopha tissoti Peron and Thomas 1891
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Invalid names: Ostrea forgemolli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
G. †Notostrea Finlay 1928
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G. †Oscillopha Malchus 1990
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†Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849
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Invalid names: Alectryonia dichotoma Bayle 1912 [synonym], Alectryonia semiplana Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Lopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 [synonym], Ostrea acanthonata Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea armata Goldfuss 1866 [synonym], Ostrea sollieri Coquand 1869 [synonym]
†Oscillopha figari Fourtau 1904
G. Ostrea Linnaeus 1758
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†Ostraea decemcostata Goldfuss 1833
†Ostraea liscaviensis Giebel 1856
†Ostraea multicostata Goldfuss 1833
†Ostraea placunoides Goldfuss 1833
†Ostraea scabiosa Giebel 1856
†Ostraea spondyloides Schlotheim 1833
Subg. †Ostrea (Alectryonia) Fischer de Waldheim 1807
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†Alectryonia clotbeyi Bellardi 1854
†Alectryonia ludoviciana Harris 1919
†Alectryonia martinsi Archiac 1850
†Alectryonia parasitica Krumbeck 1913
Subg. †Ostrea (Bellostrea) Vialov 1936
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Subg. †Ostrea (Catinula) Rollier 1911
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†Ostrea (Catinula) ancliffensis Cox and Arkell 1948
Subg. †Ostrea (Eostrea) Ihering 1907
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Subg. †Ostrea (Euostrea) Douvillé 1920
Subg. †Ostrea (Gryphaea) Oppenheim 1908
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†Ostrea (Gryphaea) katzeri Oppenheim 1908
Subg. †Ostrea (Liostrea) Douvillé 1904
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Subg. †Ostrea (Nanostrea) Harry 1985
Subg. Ostrea (Ostrea) Linnaeus 1758
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†Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis Aldrich 1904
†Ostrea (Ostrea) duvali Gardner 1927
†Ostrea (Ostrea) osiris Zittel 1883
†Ostrea (Ostrea) promensis Noetling 1901
†Ostrea (Ostrea) subdigitalina Olsson and Harbison 1953
†Ostrea (Ostrea) tegalensis Oostingh 1935
†Ostrea abeokutaensis Adegoke 1977
†Ostrea albertensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Ostrea amorpha Forbes 1846
Ostrea angasi Sowerby 1846
Ostrea angelica Rochebrune 1895
†Ostrea angusta Deshayes 1824
†Ostrea antarctica Zinsmeister 1984
†Ostrea arenicola Tate 1886
†Ostrea asseezi Adegoke 1977
Ostrea aupouria Dinamani 1981
†Ostrea bathonica Orbigny 1850
†Ostrea baylei Gueranger 1853
†Ostrea beloiti Logan 1899
†Ostrea berkeyi Maury 1920
†Ostrea biauriculata Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Ostrea lesueuri d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
†Ostrea bicolor Hanley 1854
†Ostrea blackensis Stephenson 1923
†Ostrea blanipedi Howe 1937
†Ostrea brewerii Gabb 1864
†Ostrea brongniarti Bronn 1856
†Ostrea buski Woods 1922
†Ostrea calceoformis Broili 1904
†Ostrea calceolus Zieten 1923
Ostrea californica Mareon 1858
†Ostrea carolinensis Conrad 1832
†Ostrea cassis Nagao 1928
†Ostrea castellobrancoi Maury 1936
Ostrea chilensis Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Ostrea lutaria Hutton 1885 [synonym]
†Ostrea chudeaui Douvillé 1920
†Ostrea collazica Maury 1920
†Ostrea complicata Goldfuss 1833
Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter 1857
†Ostrea conica Stoppani 1865
†Ostrea costaricensis Olsson 1922
†Ostrea crandalli Hanna 1927
†Ostrea crescentica Packard 1922
Ostrea cristata Born 1778
†Ostrea cubitus Deshayes 1832
Ostrea cumingiana Dunker 1846
†Ostrea cymbula Lamarck 1806
†Ostrea cynthiae Maury 1912
†Ostrea davaiacensis Lissajous 1923
†Ostrea democraciana Hodson et al. 1927
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†Ostrea democraciana cujiensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Ostrea democraciana chirigurana Hodson et al. 1927
†Ostrea directa Blanckenhorn 1890
†Ostrea dorsalis Azzaroli 1958
†Ostrea durotoyei Adegoke 1977
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa Brocchi 1814 [synonym]
†Ostrea edwilsoni Stoyanow 1949
†Ostrea eorivularis Oyama and Mizuno 1958
†Ostrea equestris heothina Woodring 1982
Ostrea flavicans Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea foisseyi Lemoine 1906
†Ostrea forskali Chemnitz 1785
†Ostrea fraasi Mayer-Eymar 1888
†Ostrea friryi Meunier 1906
†Ostrea frondosa de Serres 1829
Ostrea fundata Say 1834
†Ostrea gajensis Vredenburg 1928
†Ostrea georgiana Conrad 1834
†Ostrea germaini Coquand 1869
†Ostrea gingensis Schlotheim 1813
Ostrea glabra Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea golfotristensis Maury 1912
†Ostrea hinnites Stoppani 1865
†Ostrea hippopus Tate 1886
†Ostrea hyotidoidea Tate 1899
†Ostrea inca Woods 1922
†Ostrea incisa Martin 1883
†Ostrea indigena Anderson 1938
†Ostrea inornata Meek and Hayden 1860
†Ostrea invalida White 1887
Ostrea islandicus Müller 1776
†Ostrea jibananandai Halder and Mitra 2021
†Ostrea jogjacartensis Martin 1914
†Ostrea johnsoni Aldrich 1886
†Ostrea kahoensis Nagao 1928
†Ostrea kauffmani Adegoke 1977
†Ostrea khamirensis Cox 1936
Ostrea laticaudata Carpenter 1864
†Ostrea latimarginata Vredenburg 1908
†Ostrea lipoldi Bittner 1901
†Ostrea ludensis Deshayes 1861
†Ostrea lunaeformis Nagao 1928
Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864
Ostrea maculosa Forskål 1775
†Ostrea malleiformis Gabb 1864
†Ostrea manubriata Tate 1887
†Ostrea marcignyana Martin 1860
†Ostrea marginidentata Wood 1861
†Ostrea marshiiformis Münster 1841
†Ostrea mauricensis Gabb 1860
†Ostrea mediocostata von Wöhrmann 1889
†Ostrea merceyi Coquand 1862
†Ostrea messor Maury 1925
†Ostrea messor colombiensis Weisbord 1929
†Ostrea meunieri Douvillé 1920
†Ostrea minbuensis Cotter 1923
†Ostrea minerensis Russell and Landes 1937
Ostrea minuta Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea miradorensis Olsson 1931
†Ostrea monetalis Martin 1931
†Ostrea monroensis Mansfield 1932
†Ostrea negritensis Olsson 1928
†Ostrea neuquena Ihering 1907
†Ostrea nodosa Goldfuss 1835
†Ostrea normalis Gardner 1926
Ostrea obliterata Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea olequahensis Weaver 1912
†Ostrea olisiponensis Sharpe 1850
†Ostrea olowui Adegoke 1977
†Ostrea omatsolae Adegoke 1977
†Ostrea oxiana Romanowsky 1884
†Ostrea pangadiensis Hislop 1859
†Ostrea paracasensis Rivera 1957
†Ostrea parasitica Gmelin 1791
†Ostrea paroxis Lesueur 1829
†Ostrea parrensis Vega et al. 1999
†Ostrea pejerreyensis Rivera 1957
Ostrea pellucens Linnaeus 1758
Ostrea pesfelis Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea pesleonis Forbes 1846
†Ostrea petrosa Fuchs 1879
†Ostrea peytoni Richards 1947
†Ostrea philippii Ortmann 1897
†Ostrea pictetiana Stoppani 1860
†Ostrea pileosimilis Martin 1931
†Ostrea placunoides Münster 1863
Ostrea plicatula Gmelin 1791
†Ostrea portoricoensis Hubbard 1920
†Ostrea praelonga Sharpe 1855
†Ostrea princeps Wood 1850
†Ostrea procyonis Maury 1924
†Ostrea prona Wood 1861
†Ostrea protoimbricata Vredenburg 1928
†Ostrea pseudorissensis Vredenburg 1928
†Ostrea pulaskensis Harris 1892
Ostrea radula Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea raveneliana Tuomey and Holmes 1855
†Ostrea reniformis Münster 1863
†Ostrea resupinata Deshayes 1858
Ostrea retusa Sowerby 1871
†Ostrea roncana Partsch 1870
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Invalid names: Ostrea longirostris Lamarck 1806 [synonym]
†Ostrea rugosa Smith 1817
†Ostrea russelli Russell and Landes 1937
†Ostrea sakaryaensis Stchepinsky 1941
†Ostrea sakitoensis Nagao 1928
†Ostrea samanensis Olsson 1928
†Ostrea sanctaecrucis Pictet and Campiche 1869
†Ostrea sandalina Goldfuss 1834
Ostrea sanguinea Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea sansebastiana Maury 1920
†Ostrea saxitoniana McLearn 1929
†Ostrea semidentata Böhm 1891
†Ostrea seymourensis Zinsmeister 1984
†Ostrea sohli Adegoke 1977
†Ostrea soleniscus Meek 1893
†Ostrea sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Ostrea spondyloides Schlotheim 1820
Ostrea stentina Payraudeau 1826
Ostrea striatula Linnaeus 1758
†Ostrea sturtiana Tate 1886
†Ostrea subangulata d'Orbigny 1852
†Ostrea subanomia Münster 1856
†Ostrea submissa Deshayes 1864
†Ostrea subovata Shumard 1854
†Ostrea subradiosa Bohm 1926
†Ostrea subuncinella Böhm 1891
Ostrea superficialis Forskål 1775
†Ostrea supranummulitica Zittel 1862
†Ostrea tacalensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Ostrea taxidonta Packard 1922
†Ostrea tegulanea Forbes 1846
†Ostrea thalassoklusta Maury 1912
†Ostrea turkestanensis Bornemann 1938
†Ostrea turkestanensis Romanovski 1880
†Ostrea ultimaespei Wilckens 1907
†Ostrea uncinta Lamarck 1806
†Ostrea ungulata Nyst 1843
†Ostrea vaughani Dall 1915
†Ostrea vaughani insularis Pilsbry and Brown 1917
†Ostrea ventilabrum Goldfuss 1826
†Ostrea venusta Braun 1841
†Ostrea vermicostata von Wöhrmann 1889
†Ostrea vestita Fuchs 1883
†Ostrea weaveri Dickerson 1914
†Ostrea wiedenmayeri Hodson et al. 1927
†Ostrea wilckensi Ihering 1907
†Ostrea wollastoni Finlay 1927
Invalid names: Myrakeena [synonym], Ostrea elegantula Newberry 1876 [nomen oblitum], Pretostrea Iredale 1939 [synonym], Tiostrea Chanley and Dinamani 1980 [synonym]
Subfm. Ostreinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Amphidonta Fischer de Waldheim 1829
G. †Avia Vialov 1936
G. †Conradostrea Ward and Blackwelder 1987
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†Conradostrea greeni Ward 1992
†Conradostrea lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Conradostrea osculum Pilsbry and Brown 1927
†Conradostrea sculpturata Conrad 1840
Tr. Cryptostreini Harry 1985
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G. Cryptostrea Harry 1985
G. †Cubitostrea Sacco 1897
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†Cubitostrea alvarezii d'Orbigny 1842
†Cubitostrea ameghinoi Ihering 1907
†Cubitostrea californiana Squires 2018
†Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830
†Cubitostrea dubertreti Roman 1940
†Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832
†Cubitostrea flabellula Lamarck 1806
†Cubitostrea gudexi Suter 1917
†Cubitostrea lisbonensis Harris 1919
†Cubitostrea mezquitalensis Squires and Demetrion 1990
†Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832
†Cubitostrea petropolitana Stenzel and J. T. 1957
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†Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) petropolitana Stenzel and J. T. 1957
†Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766
†Cubitostrea primordialis Griffin et al. 2005
†Cubitostrea rugifera Dall 1898
†Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832
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Invalid names: Ostrea thomasii Conrad 1867 [synonym]
G. Dendostrea Swainson 1835
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†Dendostrea angermanni Hertlein and Jordan 1927
†Dendostrea crenulifera Sowerby 1873
Dendostrea folium Linnaeus 1758 [foliate oyster]
Dendostrea frons Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Lopha) folioides Woodring 1925 [synonym]
†Dendostrea sandvichensis Sowerby II 1871
†Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855
G. †Fatina Vialov 1936
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Subg. †Fatina (Avia) Bobkova 1961
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†Fatina (Avia) kugitangensis Вorneman 1934
G. †Ferganea Vyalov 1936
G. †Flemingostrea Vredenburg 1916
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†Flemingostrea cretacea Morton 1834
†Flemingostrea haydeni Cossmann and Pissarro 1927
G. †Odontogryphaea Ihering 1903
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G. Ostreola Monterosato 1884
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†Ostreola venturana Loel and Corey 1932
Tr. Pustulostreini Harry 1985
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G. Pustulostrea Harry 1985
G. †Sokolowia Boehm 1933
Tr. Undulostreini Harry 1985
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G. Undulostrea Harry 1985
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Undulostrea megodon Hanley 1846
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Invalid names: Ostrea cerrosensis Gabb 1866 [synonym], Ostrea gallus Valenciennes 1846 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ostreini Rafinesque 1815 [empty], Tiostreinae Chanley and Dinamani 1980 [synonym]
G. †Peilinia
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†Peilinia levicostata Kues 1997
G. †Planostrea Harry 1985
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Planostrea pestigris Hanley 1846 [flat oyster]
G. †Pulvinostrea Vialov 1936
G. †Quadrostrea Vialov 1936
Subfm. Striostreinae Harry 1985
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G. Striostrea Vyalov 1936
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†Striostrea appressa Gabb 1869
†Striostrea bourgeoisii Rémond 1863
†Striostrea bourgeoisii perrini Hall and Ambrose 1916
†Striostrea cahobasensis Pilsbry and Brown 1910
†Striostrea dorsata Sowerby 1825
†Striostrea freudenbergi Hertlein and Jordan 1927
†Striostrea paucichomata Bolton 2013
†Striostrea subtitan Loel and Corey 1932
G. †Umbrostrea Hautmann 2001
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†Umbrostrea cristadifformis Schlotheim 1823
†Umbrostrea emamii Hautmann 2001
†Umbrostrea iranica Hautmann 2001
†Umbrostrea montiscaprilis Klipstein 1843
†Umbrostrea spondyloides Schlotheim 1823
Invalid names: Saccostreinae Salvi 2014 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height815.211.418.916.02.59

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, CE, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Holocene or 279.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 272.3 Ma

Collections (5019 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Lopha teranosawensis (114532)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Lopha teranosawensis (114533)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Lopha sp. (113864)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Lopha sp. (50025)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangsu) Lopha sp. 1, Lopha murakamii (102128)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Lopha murakamii (97261 107816 107820 107826) Lopha simplexa (123623) Lopha sp. (105949)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Ostrea sp. (117891)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Fujian) Lopha sp. 2 (102120)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Lopha dageensis (98544)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Japan Lopha murakamii (114491)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Lopha fujianensis (111747) Lopha murakamii (95481 95483 95488)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Kazakhstan Ostreidae indet. (72324)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Vietnam Lopha sp. (44760)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ostrea complicata, Ostrea spondyloides (201358)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Indonesia (Timor) Ostrea sp. (205269)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Jordan (Janoobiah) Ostrea montiscaprilis (201986 201987 201989)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ostrea complicata (206384)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Lopha sp. (42371 42375)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Enantiostreon spondyloides (38545 44357)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Enantiostreon spondyloides (206058)