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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] Anal flaps are known to exist within the family Ostreidae but not within the more-primitive Gryphaeidae. [3]
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. The shell tends to be irregular ...
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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 ...
Ostrea permollis, [1] the sponge oyster, [2] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. [1] It can be found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, [ 2 ] ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies .
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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 ).
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