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Ostreoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of bivalve marine mollusc, sometimes simply identified as oysters, [1] containing two families. The ostreoids are characterized in part by the presence of a well developed axial rod. [2]
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida . Like scallops , true oysters have a central adductor muscle , which means the shell has a characteristic central scar marking its point of attachment.
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Oestroidea have a wide range of feeding habits and breeding environments: saprophagous (many Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae), feeding on blood of birds or mammals (some Calliphoridae), parasites of gastropods or earthworms (some Calliphoridae), parasitoids of arthropods (Rhinophoridae, Tachinidae and some Sarcophagidae), living in association with termites or ants (some Calliphoridae and ...
[5] [6]: 7 It is farmed in all of the Maritime provinces of Canada and all Eastern Seaboard and Gulf states of the United States, as well as Puget Sound, Washington, where it is known as the Totten Inlet Virginica. [7] It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the 19th century and is common in Pearl Harbor. [8]
Ostrea atherstonei Newton, 1913 [7] † Ostrea awajiensis Matsubara, 1998 † Ostrea beloiti Logan, 1899 † Ostrea blackensis Stephenson, 1923 † Ostrea brongniarti Bronn, 1856 † Ostrea californica Mareon, 1858 † Ostrea carolinensis Conrad, 1832 † Ostrea castellobrancoi Maury 1936; Ostrea chilensis Philippi, 1844; Ostrea circumpicta ...
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Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea, belonging to the subfamily Saccostreinae of the family Ostreidae. [ 1 ] The best-known species is the Sydney rock oyster ( Saccostrea glomerata ).