Ostrea

Ostrea Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ostrea edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreoida
Suborder:	Ostreina
Superfamily:	Ostreoidea
Family:	Ostreidae
Genus:	Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
species
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Ostrea is a genus of oyster in the family Ostreidae. Evidence of a number of species of this genus in the geological fossil record demonstrates the ancient nature of this genus, and also gives testimony to the species that co-existed with members of the Ostrea genus. At least one species within this genus, Ostrea lurida has been recovered in archaeological excavations along the Central California coast of the Pacific Ocean, demonstrating it was a marine taxon exploited by the Native American Chumash people.

Species in the genus Ostrea

• Ostrea angasi Sowerby, 1871 - Southern mud oyster or Native flat oyster
• Ostrea conchaphila (Carpenter, 1857)
• Ostrea cristata (Born, 1778)
• Ostrea denselamellosa （Lischke, 1869）
• Ostrea digitalina †
• Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Edible oyster or Belon oyster
• Ostrea equestris (Say, 1834) - Crested oyster
• Ostrea gryphoides †
• Ostrea lurida (Carpenter, 1864)
• Ostrea megadon (Hanley, 1846)
• Ostrea sandvicensis

See also

• Shellfish

References

• James Dwight Dana (1996) Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special Reference to American Geological History, American Book Co., 1088 pages
• C.Michael Hogan (2008) Morro Creek, The Megalithic Portal, ed. by A. Burnham [1]