WoRMS taxon details
Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamily Crassostreinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Subfamily Lophinae Vialov, 1936 accepted as Ostreinae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Ostraea [sic] accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect subsequent spelling by G.B. Sowerby II (1871) and others)
Subfamily [unassigned] Ostreidae (temporary name)
» Genus Crassostrea Sacco, 1897
» Genus Magallana Salvi & Mariottini, 2016
» Genus Talonostrea X.-X. Li & Z.-Y. Qi, 1994
» Genus Dioeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 (genus name unavailable)
Subfamily Ostreinae Rafinesque, 1815» Genus Magallana Salvi & Mariottini, 2016
» Genus Talonostrea X.-X. Li & Z.-Y. Qi, 1994
» Genus Dioeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 (genus name unavailable)
» Genus Alectryonella Sacco, 1897
» Genus Booneostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
» Genus Lopha Röding, 1798
» Genus Nanostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Planostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Pustulostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Teskeyostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Alectryonia Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Lopha Röding, 1798 (synonym)
» Genus Anodontostrea Suter, 1917 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Cryptostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Dendostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Sowerby, 1839)
» Genus Dendrostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Swainson, 1840)
» Genus Dendrostrea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Woodward, 1851)
» Genus Eostrea Ihering, 1907 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Monoeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (genus name unavailable)
» Genus Myrakeena Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Ostreola Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Ostreum da Costa, 1776 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (Unjustified emendation)
» Genus Pretostrea Iredale, 1939 accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (synonym)
» Genus Tiostrea Chanley & Dinamani, 1980 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Undulostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamily Saccostreinae Salvi & Mariottini, 2016» Genus Booneostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
» Genus Lopha Röding, 1798
» Genus Nanostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Planostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Pustulostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Teskeyostrea Harry, 1985
» Genus Alectryonia Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Lopha Röding, 1798 (synonym)
» Genus Anodontostrea Suter, 1917 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Cryptostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Dendostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Sowerby, 1839)
» Genus Dendrostraea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Swainson, 1840)
» Genus Dendrostrea accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (misspelling by Woodward, 1851)
» Genus Eostrea Ihering, 1907 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Monoeciostrea Orton, 1928 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (genus name unavailable)
» Genus Myrakeena Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Ostreola Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Ostreum da Costa, 1776 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (Unjustified emendation)
» Genus Pretostrea Iredale, 1939 accepted as Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 (synonym)
» Genus Tiostrea Chanley & Dinamani, 1980 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
» Genus Undulostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920
» Genus Parastriostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
» Genus Saxostrea Iredale, 1936 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
Subfamily Striostreinae Harry, 1985» Genus Parastriostrea Harry, 1985 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
» Genus Saxostrea Iredale, 1936 accepted as Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
» Genus Striostrea Vialov, 1936
Subfamily Lophinae Vialov, 1936 accepted as Ostreinae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Ostraea [sic] accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect subsequent spelling by G.B. Sowerby II (1871) and others)
Subfamily [unassigned] Ostreidae (temporary name)
marine, brackish
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215 on 2023-06-03
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Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
additional source Inaba A. & K. Torigoe (2004) Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. <i>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum</i> 3: 63 + 9 pp., 13 pls. [details]
additional source Stenzel, H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part N, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. <em>Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.</em> Vol. 3: i-iv, N953–N1224. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Salvi D., Macali A. & Mariottini P. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of the bivalve family Ostreidae based on rRNA sequence-structure models and multilocus species tree. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(9): e108696., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108696 [details]
additional source Ó Foighil, D.; Taylor, D. J. (2000). Evolution of parental care and ovulation behavior in oysters. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 15(2): 301-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.1999.0755 [details]
additional source Harry H.W. (1986). Sententia: the relevancy of the generic concept to the geographic distribution of living oysters (Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae). <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 4: 157-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45940058 [details]
additional source Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 28(2): 121-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42480241 [details]
redescription 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. [details]
additional source Inaba A. & K. Torigoe (2004) Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. <i>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum</i> 3: 63 + 9 pp., 13 pls. [details]
additional source Stenzel, H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part N, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. <em>Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.</em> Vol. 3: i-iv, N953–N1224. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Salvi D., Macali A. & Mariottini P. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of the bivalve family Ostreidae based on rRNA sequence-structure models and multilocus species tree. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(9): e108696., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108696 [details]
additional source Ó Foighil, D.; Taylor, D. J. (2000). Evolution of parental care and ovulation behavior in oysters. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 15(2): 301-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.1999.0755 [details]
additional source Harry H.W. (1986). Sententia: the relevancy of the generic concept to the geographic distribution of living oysters (Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae). <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 4: 157-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45940058 [details]
additional source Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 28(2): 121-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42480241 [details]
redescription 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. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
