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Ostrea
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent
Ostrea edulis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Suborder: Ostreina Superfamily: Ostreoidea Family: Ostreidae Genus: Ostrea
(Linnaeus, 1758)species See text.
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.[1] 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.[2]
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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
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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]
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