''Striostrea'' is a genus of
bivalves
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 ...
belonging to the family
Ostreidae
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida.
Like scallops, true oysters have a central adductor muscle, which means the sh ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Striostrea cahobasensis
''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Ostreidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the wo ...
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Striostrea denticulata
''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Ostreidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Striostrea cahobasensis
''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Ostreidae.
The genus h ...
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Striostrea gigantissima
''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Ostreidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Striostrea cahobasensis''
*''Striostrea denticulata
''Striostrea'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the f ...
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Striostrea margaritacea
''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'' is a genus ...
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Crassostrea margaritacea
''Crassostrea'' is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) containing some of the most important oysters used for food. Some species in the genus have been moved to the genus ''Magallana''.
Species Extant species
Extant species include: ''
(Lamarck, 1819))
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Striostrea paucichomata
''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 ...
''
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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 ...
''
References
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Ostreidae
Bivalve genera