- The
Ostreidae, the true oysters,
include most
species of
molluscs commonly consumed as oysters.
Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and
belong to the...
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oysters are not
closely related to
either the
edible oysters of
family Ostreidae or the
freshwater pearl mussels of the
families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae...
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Compare ὀστέον (osteon) 'bone'. True
oysters are
members of the
family Ostreidae. This
family includes the
edible oysters,
which mainly belong to the genera...
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species of flat oyster. It is a
marine bivalve mollusc of the
family Ostreidae. This
species is
native to
Chile and New Zealand. In Chile, its range...
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Ostrea is a
genus of
edible oysters,
marine bivalve mollusks in the
family Ostreidae, the oysters.
Although molecular studies suggest that
Ostrea first appeared...
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Saccostrea glomerata is an
oyster species belonging to the
family Ostreidae. It is
endemic to
Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, it is
known as...
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genus Saccostrea,
belonging to the
subfamily Saccostreinae of the
family Ostreidae. The best-known
species is the
Sydney rock
oyster (Saccostrea glomerata)...
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Magallana is a
genus of true
oysters (family
Ostreidae)
containing some of the most
important oysters used for food.
Species in this
genus have been moved...
- Aviculopectinidae, did not
possess it. Like the true
oysters (family
Ostreidae),
scallops have a
single central adductor muscle, thus, the
inside of...
- Cr****ostrea is a
genus of true
oysters (family
Ostreidae)
containing some of the most
important oysters used for food. The
genus was
recent split in WoRMS...
