Ostreoida
The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves.
About 11 families are recognised within it, but suborders, superfamilies and subfamilies are used relatively heavily in this order. The following classification represents a synthesis of different views, reconciled so far as possible. The lists of genera are illustrative rather than complete.
Superfamilies, Families & important genera
- Suborder Pectinina
- Superfamily Pectinoidea
- Family Pectinidae (scallops)
- Genera Pecten, Pedum, Amusium, Chlamys, Decatopecten, Argopecten, Flexopecten, Lissopecten, Hyalopecten, Nodipecten, Patinopecten, Semipallium, Mimachlamys, Equichlamys, Mesopeplum, Veprichlamys, Notochlamys, Delectopecten, Cryptopecten, Anguipecten, Haumea, Mirapecten, Volachlamys, Juxtamusium, Annachlamys, Gloripallium, Excellichlamys, Bractechlamys, Minnivola, Coralichlamys, Serratovola, Somalipecten, Pseudohinnites, Glorichlamys
- Family Entoliidae
Family Propeamussiidae
Family Syncyclonemidae
- Genera Propeamussium, Parvamussium, Cyclopecten, Cyclochlamys, Similipecten
Superfamily Anomioidea
- Family Anomiidae
- Subfamily Anomiinae
- Subfamily Placunanomiinae
- Genera Pododesmus, Patro, Monia
- Family Placunidae
Suborder Ostreina
- Superfamily Ostreoidea
- Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
- Subfamily Ostreinae
- Genera Ostrea, Pretostrea, Planostrea, Booneostrea, Pustulostrea, Nanostrea
- Subfamily Lophinae
- Genera Lopha, Dendostrea, Alectryonella, Anomiostrea
- Subfamily Crassostreinae
- Genera Crassostrea, Saccostrea, Striostrea
- Family Gryphaeidae
- Genera Pycnodonte, Hyotissa, Neopycnodonte, Parahyotissa
Superfamily Plicatuloidea
Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels)
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Referenced By
Crassostrea | Eastern Oyster | Olympia Oyster | Ostreidae | Ostreola | Scallop | Spondylidae | Spondylus | Thorny Oyster | True oysters
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