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Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815

215  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Ostreida (Order)
  8. Ostreoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Ostreidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Crassostreinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    1. Genus Crassostrea Sacco, 1897
    2. Genus Magallana Salvi & Mariottini, 2016
    3. Genus Talonostrea X.-X. Li & Z.-Y. Qi, 1994
    4. Genus Dioeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 (genus name unavailable)
    5. Genus Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 sensu Ranson, 1955 accepted as Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 (unaccepted > misapplication)
  2. Subfamily Ostreinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Alectryonella Sacco, 1897
    2. Genus Anomiostrea T. Habe & Kosuge, 1966
    3. Genus Booneostrea Harry, 1985
    4. Genus Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
    5. Genus Lopha Röding, 1798
    6. Genus Nanostrea Harry, 1985
    7. Genus Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
    8. Genus Planostrea Harry, 1985
    9. Genus Pustulostrea Harry, 1985
    10. Genus Teskeyostrea Harry, 1985
    11. Genus Alectryonia Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Lopha Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Genus Anodontostrea Suter, 1917 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    13. Genus Cryptostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
    14. Genus Dendostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Sowerby, 1839)
    15. Genus Dendrostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Swainson, 1840)
    16. Genus Dendrostrea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Woodward, 1851)
    17. Genus Eostrea Ihering, 1907 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    18. Genus Monoeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (genus name unavailable)
    19. Genus Myrakeena Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
    20. Genus Ostraea [sic] accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect subsequent spelling by G.B. Sowerby II (1871) and others)
    21. Genus Ostreola Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
    22. Genus Ostreum da Costa, 1776 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (Unjustified emendation)
    23. Genus Pretostrea Iredale, 1939 accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (synonym)
    24. Genus Tiostrea Chanley & Dinamani, 1980 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    25. Genus Undulostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Subfamily Saccostreinae Salvi & Mariottini, 2016
    1. Genus Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920
    2. Genus Parastriostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
    3. Genus Saxostrea Iredale, 1936 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
  4. Subfamily Striostreinae Harry, 1985
    1. Genus Striostrea Vialov, 1936
  5. Subfamily Lophinae Vialov, 1936 accepted as Ostreinae Rafinesque, 1815
  6. Subfamily Ostreidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Nicaisolopha Vyalov, 1936
marine, brackish
Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. <em>[Book].</em> 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Ostreacia. [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215 on 2024-11-21
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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. <em>[Book].</em> 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Ostreacia. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details] 

additional source Inaba, A. & Torigoe, K. (2004). Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 3: 1-63, pl.1-13, (1)-(9)., available online at https://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=ref&refid=222750 [details] 

additional source Stenzel, H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part N, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. <em>Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.</em> Vol. 3: i-iv, N953–N1224. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 28(2): 121-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42480241 [details] 

additional source Salvi D., Macali A. & Mariottini P. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of the bivalve family Ostreidae based on rRNA sequence-structure models and multilocus species tree. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(9): e108696., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108696 [details] 

additional source Ó Foighil, D.; Taylor, D. J. (2000). Evolution of parental care and ovulation behavior in oysters. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 15(2): 301-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.1999.0755 [details] 

additional source Harry H.W. (1986). Sententia: the relevancy of the generic concept to the geographic distribution of living oysters (Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae). <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 4: 157-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45940058 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
 
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LanguageName 
Dutch oesters  [details]
English oysters  [details]
French ostréidés  [details]
German Austern  [details]
Japanese イタボガキ科  [details]
Swedish ostron  [details]
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