''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''
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Striostrea denticulata''
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Striostrea gigantissima''
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Striostrea margaritacea'' (synonym: ''
Crassostrea margaritacea''
(Lamarck, 1819))
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Striostrea paucichomata''
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Striostrea prismatica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18591908
Ostreidae
Bivalve genera