Ostreida | |
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A true oyster, family Ostreidae, the Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
Order: |
Ostreida Fërussac, 1822 |
Families | |
The order Ostreida includes the true oysters. One superfamily ( Ostreoidea) and two extant families are recognised within it. The two families are Ostreidae, the true oysters, and Gryphaeidae, the foam oysters.
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the order Ostreida. [1]