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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae oysters

Genus: Ostrea

(See list of species below)

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24 species (see list below)
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Ostrea adriatica
[]
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Ostrea algoensis
[]
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Ostrea angasi
[Australian mud oyster]
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Max. Length 10.5 cm SHL
 
Ostrea atherstonei
[Red flat oyster]
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Ostrea aupouria
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Ostrea capsa
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Max. Length 10 cm ShL
 
Ostrea chilensis
[Chilean flat oyster]
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Max. Length 9 cm SHD
 
Ostrea conchaphila
[Olympia oyster]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Ostrea cristata
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Ostrea cucullata
[Cucullate rock oyster]
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Ostrea denselamellosa
[Lamellated oyster]

FAO

Northeast Pacific, Northe
Max. Length 12 cm SHH
Ostrea edulisLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by FAO
 
Ostrea edulis
[Edible oyster]
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Ostrea equestris
[Crested oyster]
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Ostrea futamiensis
[]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm TL
 
Ostrea hanleyi
[]
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Ostrea libella
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Ostrea lixula
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm SHL
 
Ostrea lurida
[Yaquina oyster]
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Ostrea lutaria
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic

Ostrea megadonHanley, 1846

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Ostrea megadon
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Ostrea neostentina
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Ostrea palmipes
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Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
 
Ostrea puelchana
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Ostrea sandvicensis
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