''Hyotissa'' is a
genus of large saltwater oysters,
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusks in the family
Gryphaeidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hyotissa Stenzel, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204006 on 2021-03-13]
Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.
Species
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Hyotissa haitensis''
(Sowerby, 1850)
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Hyotissa hyotis''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) - Giant honeycomb oyster
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Hyotissa inermis''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
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Hyotissa mcgintyi''
(Harry, 1985)
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Hyotissa numisma''
(Lamarck, 1819)
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Hyotissa quercina''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
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Hyotissa sinensis''
(Gmelin, 1791)
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Hyotissa semiplana''
(de Sowerby 1825)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Hyotissa chemnitzii''
(Hanley, 1846): synonym of ''
Dendostrea rosacea''
(Deshayes, 1836)
* ''Hyotissa quercina''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1871): synonym of ''
Hyotissa quercinus''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1871) (incorrect spelling of specific epithet (quercinus is a noun in apposition))
* ''Hyotissa thomasi''
(McLean, 1941): synonym of ''Hyotissa mcgintyi''
(Harry, 1985)
References
* Stenzel H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, pt. N, vol. 3, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence. 3(6): 953–1224
* 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.
The original paper about the discovery of ''Hyotissa hyotis'' in the Florida Keys* Paula M. Mikkelsen and Rudiger Bieler, 2008, ''Seashells of Southern Florida: Living Marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions'', Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford,
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Gryphaeidae
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