Ostrea
Sign in to saveOstrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderOstreida
- FamilyOstreidae
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Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
thumb|240px|right|Fossil valves of Ostrea forskali from [[Pliocene of Italy]]