Ostreida

The order Ostreida includes the true oysters. One superfamily (Ostreacea) and two families are recognised within it. The two families are Ostreidae, the true oysters, and Gryphaeidae, the foam oysters.

Ostreida
A true oyster, family Ostreidae, the Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreida
Fërussac, 1822
Families

Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae

2010 taxonomy

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]

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References
  1. Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. (2010) Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184
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