Ostreidae

A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.

Year introduced: 2006

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.643

MeSH Unique ID: D010125

Registry Number: txid6563

Entry Terms:

• Oysters
• Oyster

Previous Indexing:

• Mollusca (1966-1971)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Ostreidae
Crassostrea
Ostrea