Ostreoidea
Sign in to saveOstreoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of bivalve marine mollusc, sometimes simply identified as oysters, containing two families. The ostreoids are characterized in part by the presence of a well developed axial rod. Anal flaps are known to exist within the family Ostreidae but not within the more-primitive Gryphaeidae. The scar from the adductor muscle is simple, with a single, central scar. In the majority, the right valve is less convex than the left.
Species
Superfamily
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderOstreida
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 52
- Collections
- KU, UF, FMNH, CASG
- Recorded in
- United States, Indonesia, CuraçAo, Mariana Islands, Palau, Mexico, Guatemala
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Ostreoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of bivalve marine mollusc, sometimes simply identified as oysters, containing two families. The ostreoids are characterized in part by the presence of a well developed axial rod. Anal flaps are known to exist within the family Ostreidae but not within the more-primitive Gryphaeidae. The scar from the adductor muscle is simple, with a single, central scar. In the majority, the right valve is less convex than the left.
== Anatomy ==
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