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Sign in to savethumb|Mixed seafood in Dubai; oysters are at the edge of the tray Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters, are in the superfamily Ostreoidea.
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Oysters are salt-water shellfish belonging to several different families of bivalve molluscs, characterized by shells (called valves) that are often calcified and irregularly shaped. They are important as a food source and inhabit marine and brackish environments around the world.
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30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Types
- True oysters
- Pearl oysters
- Other types
- Anatomy
- Feeding
- Habitat and behaviour
- Reproduction
- Predation
- Nutrient cycling
- Ecosystem services
- Human history
- Fishing from the wild
- Cultivation
- Restoration and recovery
- Human impact
- Shell recycling
- As food
- Dishes
- Nutrition
- Shucking oysters
- Food safety and storage
- Depuration
- Cultural aspects
- Religious
- Diseases
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Mixed seafood in Dubai; oysters are at the edge of the tray Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters, are in the superfamily Ostreoidea.
Some species of oyster are commonly consumed and are regarded as a delicacy in some localities. Some types of pearl oysters are harvested for the pearl produced within the mantle. Others, such as the translucent windowpane oysters, are harvested for their shells.