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''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters,
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mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.


Fossil records

This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the
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(age range: from 259 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossil shells of these molluscs can be found all over the world. Genus ''Ostrea'' includes about 150 extinct species. Fossilworks
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History

At least one species within this genus, '' Ostrea lurida'', has been recovered in
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excavations along the Central California coast of the Pacific Ocean, demonstrating it was a marine taxon exploited by the Native American Chumash people as a food source.


Species

Species in the genus ''Ostrea'' include:WoRMS
/ref> * † '' Ostrea albertensis'' Russell & Landes, 1937 * '' Ostrea algoensis'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 *'' Ostrea angasi'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1871 * '' Ostrea angelica'' Rochebrune, 1895 * † '' Ostrea angusta'' Deshayes, 1824 * † '' Ostrea anomialis'' Lamarck, 1819 * † '' Ostrea antarctica'' Zinsmeister, 1984 * † '' Ostrea arcula'' Marwick, 1928 * † '' Ostrea arenicola'' Tate, 1886 *'' Ostrea atherstonei'' Newton, 1913 * † '' Ostrea awajiensis'' Matsubara, 1998 * † ''
Ostrea beloiti ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Logan, 1899 * † ''
Ostrea blackensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Stephenson, 1923 * † ''
Ostrea brongniarti ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Bronn, 1856 * † ''
Ostrea californica ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Mareon, 1858 * † '' Ostrea carolinensis'' Conrad, 1832 * † '' Ostrea castellobrancoi'' Maury 1936 * ''
Ostrea chilensis The dredge oyster, bluff oyster or Chilean oyster (''Ostrea chilensis''), is also known in Chile as ''ostra verde'', is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. This species of flat oyster is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family ...
'' Philippi, 1844 * ''
Ostrea circumpicta ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Pilsbry, 1904 * † ''
Ostrea compressirostra ''Ostrea compressirostra'' is a species of prehistoric saltwater oyster, a fossil that is found in the Yorktown Formation, Chowan River Formation, Waccamaw Formation, and their equivalents in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgi ...
'' Say, 1824 * ''
Ostrea conchaphila ''Ostrea conchaphila'' is a species of oyster, a marine bivalve mollusk which lives on the Pacific coast of Mexico south of Baja California. Until recently there was some confusion as to whether this more southern oyster species might in fact be ...
'' Carpenter, 1857 * †''
Ostrea costaricensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' †Olsson, 1922 * † ''
Ostrea crenulimarginata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Gabb, 1860 * † ''
Ostrea cynthiae ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Maury, 1912 * † ''
Ostrea democraciana ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Hodson ''et al.'', 1927 * ''
Ostrea denselamellosa ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Lischke, 1869 * † ''
Ostrea diluviana ''Ostrea diluviana'' is a fossil species of oyster 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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1767 * †'' Ostrea dorsalis'' †Azzaroli, 1958 * '' Ostrea edulis'' Linnaeus,
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edible oyster ''Ostrea edulis'', commonly known as the European flat oyster, is a species of oyster native to Europe. In Britain and Ireland, regional names include Colchester native oyster, mud oyster, or edible oyster. In France, ''Ostrea edulis'' are known ...
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Belon oyster ''Ostrea edulis'', commonly known as the European flat oyster, is a species of oyster native to Europe. In Britain and Ireland, regional names include Colchester native oyster, mud oyster, or edible oyster. In France, ''Ostrea edulis'' are known ...
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Ostrea edwilsoni ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Stoyanow, 1949 * † ''
Ostrea eorivularis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Oyama & Mizuno, 1958 * ''
Ostrea equestris ''Ostrea equestris'', commonly known as the crested oyster or horse oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America, ranging from Virginia to Patagonia. Descrip ...
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Ostrea erici ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Hertlein, 1929 * † ''
Ostrea fraasi ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Mayer-Eymar, 1888 * † '' Ostrea frondosa'' de Serres, 1829 * ''
Ostrea futamiensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Seki, 1929 * † ''
Ostrea gajensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Vredenburg, 1928 * †''
Ostrea gingensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Schlotheim, 1813 * '' Ostrea golfotristensis'' †Maury 1912 * † ''
Ostrea haleyi ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Hertlein, 1933 * † ''
Ostrea hyotidoidea ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Tate, 1899 * † ''
Ostrea incisa ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Martin, 1883 * † ''
Ostrea invalida ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' White, 1887 * † ''
Ostrea jogjacartensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Martin, 1914 * † ''
Ostrea khamirensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Cox, 1936 * † ''
Ostrea latimarginata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Vredenburg, 1908 * ''
Ostrea libella ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Weisbord, 1964 * † '' Ostrea locklini'' J. Gardner, 1945 * † '' Ostrea longirostris'' Lamarck, 1806 * † '' Ostrea ludensis'' Deshayes, 1861 * '' Ostrea lurida'' Carpenter, 1864 * † ''
Ostrea manubriata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Tate, 1887 * † ''
Ostrea marginidentata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 ...
'' Wood, 1861 * † ''
Ostrea matercula ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' de Verneuil, 1845 * † ''
Ostrea mauricensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Gabb, 1860 * '' Ostrea megodon'' (Hanley, 1846) * † ''
Ostrea mesenterica ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Morton, 1834 * †''
Ostrea messor ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: ...
'' Maury, 1925 * † ''
Ostrea minbuensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Cotter, 1923 * † ''
Ostrea minerensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Russell & Landes, 1937 * † ''
Ostrea miradorensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: ...
'' Olsson, 1931 * † ''
Ostrea monetalis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' † Martin, 1931 * ''
Ostrea negritensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Olsson, 1928 * ''
Ostrea neostentina ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' L.-S. Hu, H.-Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, C. Li & X.-M. Guo, 2019 * † ''
Ostrea normalis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Gardner, 1926 * † '' Ostrea pangadiensis'' Hislop, 1859 * † ''
Ostrea paracasensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Rivera, 1957 * † ''
Ostrea parasitica ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Gmelin, 1791 (nomen dubium) * † ''
Ostrea paroxis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: ...
'' Lesueur, 1829 * † '' O. parrensis'' Vega ''et al.'', 1999 * ''
Ostrea pejerreyensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Rivera, 1957 * ''
Ostrea permollis ''Ostrea permollis'', the sponge oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of ...
'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 * † '' Ostrea petrosa'' Fuchs, 1879 * † ''
Ostrea peytoni ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Richards, 1947 * † '' Ostrea pileosimilis'' Martin, 1931 * † ''
Ostrea portoricoensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Hubbard, 1920 * † ''
Ostrea princeps ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Woods, 1850 * † ''
Ostrea procyonis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Maury, 1924 * † '' Ostrea prona'' Wood, 1861 * † ''
Ostrea protoimbricata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Vredenburg, 1928 * † '' Ostrea pseudocrassissima'' Fuchs, 1878 * † ''
Ostrea pseudodigitalina ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Fuchs, 1879 * † ''
Ostrea pseudorissensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
''Vredenburg, 1928 * ''
Ostrea puelchana ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1842 * † ''
Ostrea pulaskensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 ...
'' Harris, 1892 * † ''
Ostrea raveneliana ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Tuomey & Holmes, 1855 * † ''
Ostrea resupinata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Deshayes, 1858 * ''
Ostrea retusa ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' J.C. Sowerby, 1836 (taxon inquirendum, preoccupied by ''Ostrea retusa'' O. F. Müller, 1776) * †''
Ostrea russelli ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Russell & Landes, 1937 * † ''
Ostrea samanensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Olsson, 1928 * † '' Ostrea saxitoniana'' †McLearn, 1929 * † ''
Ostrea sculpturata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Conrad, 1840 * † ''
Ostrea seymourensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Zinsmeister, 1984 * † ''
Ostrea soleniscus ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Meek, 1893 * '' Ostrea stentina'' Payraudeau, 1826 * † ''
Ostrea sturtiana ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Tate, 1886 * † ''
Ostrea subangulata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1852 * † ''
Ostrea submissa ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Deshayes, 1864 * † ''
Ostrea subradiosa ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Bohm, 1926 * † ''
Ostrea tacalensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Hodson ''et al.'', 1927 * † '' Ostrea tatei'' Suter, 1913 * † ''
Ostrea tayloriana ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Gabb, 1866 * † ''
Ostrea thalassoklusta ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Maury, 1912 * † '' Ostrea turkestanensis'' Romanovski, 1880 * † ''
Ostrea uncinta ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Lamarck, 1806 * † ''
Ostrea ungulata ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Nyst, 1843 * † ''
Ostrea ventilabrum ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Goldfuss, 1826 * † ''
Ostrea vestita ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0. ...
'' Fuchs, 1883 * † ''
Ostrea waitangiensis ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Marwick, 1928 * † ''
Ostrea wiedenmayeri ''Ostrea'' is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Permian to the Quaternary (age range: from 259 to 0.0 ...
'' Hodson ''et al.'', 1927 ;Synonyms: * † ''Ostrea angulata'' Sowerby, 1840: synonym of ''Crassostrea angulata'' (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as ''
Magallana angulata ''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 from '' Crassostrea'' after it was found to be paraphyletic. Species Extant species ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Ostrea aupouria'' Dinamani, 1981: synonym of ''
Ostrea equestris ''Ostrea equestris'', commonly known as the crested oyster or horse oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America, ranging from Virginia to Patagonia. Descrip ...
'' Say, 1834 *''Ostrea bicolor'' †Hanley, 1854: synonym of '' Crassostrea tulipa'' (Lamarck, 1819) * † ''Ostrea cochlear'' Poli, 1795: synonym of ''
Neopycnodonte cochlear ''Neopycnodonte cochlear'' is a species of marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Gryphaeidae. Fossil records This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epo ...
'' (Poli, 1795) * † ''Ostrea cristata'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Ostrea edulis'' Linnaeus, 1758 (misapplication) * † ''Ostrea cubitus'' Deshayes, 1832: synonym of † '' Cubitostrea cubitus'' (Deshayes, 1832) (original combination) * † ''Ostrea cumingiana'' Dunker, 1846: synonym of '' Alectryonella plicatula'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Ostrea flavicans'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Semipallium flavicans ''Semipallium'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to subfamily Pedinae of the family Pectinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semipallium Jousseaume, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecie ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''Ostrea forskali'' Chemnitz, 1785: synonym of ''Ostrea forskahlii'' Gmelin, 1791 : synonym of '' Saccostrea cuccullata'' (Born, 1778) * ''Ostrea glabra'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Flexopecten glaber ''Flexopecten glaber'' is a species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Subspecies Subspecies of this species recognized by WoRMS include: * ''Flexopecten glaber ponticus'' (Bucquoy, ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea hippopus'' Tate, 1886: synonym of '' Ostrea edulis'' Linnaeus, 1758 * † ''Ostrea imbricata'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of '' Hyotissa inermis'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871) * ''Ostrea iridescens'' Hanley, 1854: synonym of ''
Striostrea prismatica ''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Ostreidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Striostrea cahobasensis'' *''Striostrea denticulata'' *''Striostrea gigantissima'' *''Striostrea margaritace ...
'' (Gray, 1825) * † ''Ostrea lutaria'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''
Ostrea chilensis The dredge oyster, bluff oyster or Chilean oyster (''Ostrea chilensis''), is also known in Chile as ''ostra verde'', is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. This species of flat oyster is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family ...
'' Küster, 1844 * ''Ostrea maculosa'' Forskål, 1775: synonym of '' Gloripallium maculosum'' (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) * ''Ostrea minuta'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Haumea minuta Haumea (minor-planet designation 136108 Haumea) is a dwarf planet located trans-Neptunian object, beyond Neptune's orbit. It was discovered in 2004 by a team headed by Michael E. Brown, Mike Brown of Caltech at the Palomar Observatory in the United ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea obliterata'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of '' Dentamussium obliteratum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea pellucens'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Caribachlamys pellucens ''Caribachlamys'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 27-28. Species * ''Caribachlamys imbricat ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea pesfelis'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of '' Manupecten pesfelis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea plicatula'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Alectryonella plicatula'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Ostrea radula'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of '' Decatopecten radula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea sanguinea'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Mimachlamys sanguinea ''Mimachlamys sanguinea'' is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is a ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea striatula'' Linnaeus,
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: synonym of ''
Annachlamys striatula ''Annachlamys striatula'' is a species of bivalve in the family Pectinidae that is native to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links= ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ostrea superficialis'' Forskål, 1775: synonym of '' Laevichlamys superficialis'' (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) * ''Ostrea tridacnaeformis'' Cox, 1927: synonym of ''
Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis ''Nicaisolopha'' is a genus of true oysters. Fossil record Fossils of ''Nicaisolopha'' are found in marine strata from Late Cretaceous to Quaternary The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Er ...
'' (Cox, 1927) * † ''Ostrea wollastoni'' Finlay, 1927: synonym of † '' Flemingostrea wollastoni'' (Finlay, 1927)


See also

*
Shellfish Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater envir ...


References

* Vialov O. (1936). Sur la classification des huîtres. Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS. ser. 2, 4(1): 17-20 * James Dwight Dana (1996) ''Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special Reference to American Geological History'', American Book Co., 1088 pages * C.Michael Hogan (2008) ''Morro Creek'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. by A. Burnha

* 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


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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition
vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae]
Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. The Veliger. 28(2): 121-158

Orton J.H. (1928). The dominant species of Ostrea. Nature. 121 (3044): 320-321

Ward, L.W. & Blackwelder, B.W. (1987). Late Pliocene and early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at the Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 61: 113-283

Archer, T. C. (1860). On a species of Ostrea taken from the copper sheathing on the bottom of a vessel in the Liverpool Graving Docks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 3, 5: 404-405

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