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Flat Oysters
Ostrea
Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Southern Flat Oyster
speciesOstrea angasi
European Flat Oyster
speciesOstrea edulis
Olympia Oyster
speciesOstrea lurida
Bluff oyster
speciesOstrea chilensis
Crested Oyster
speciesOstrea equestris
Virescent Oyster
speciesOstrea stentina
Puelchean Oyster
speciesOstrea puelchana
Lamellated Oyster
speciesOstrea denselamellosa
Ostrea megodon
speciesOstrea megodon
Ostrea circumpicta
speciesOstrea circumpicta
Angel's Oyster
speciesOstrea angelica
Red Flat Oyster
speciesOstrea atherstonei
Ostrea compressirostra
speciesOstrea compressirostra
Ostrea futamiensis
speciesOstrea futamiensis
Pacific Flat Oyster
speciesOstrea conchaphila
Ostrea algoensis
speciesOstrea algoensis
Ostrea neostentina
speciesOstrea neostentina
Ostrea libella
speciesOstrea libella
Ostrea oleomargarita
speciesOstrea oleomargarita
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of the Fungi of the Kingdom of Naples
Vincenzo Briganti · 1848 · p.256
History of the Fungi of the Kingdom of Naples
Vincenzo Briganti · 1848 · p.260
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.676
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.681
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.706
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ostrea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53461.