Ostreoidea

See also: Ostreoida

Translingual

Ostrea edulis

Etymology

Ostrea +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Ostreoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Ostreida – the true oysters and related bivalves.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Ostreida - order; Ostreina - suborder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Gryphaeidae (foam oysters, chiefly extinct), Ostreidae (true oysters) (families)

References

Ostreoida#2010 taxonomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ostreoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ostreoidea at Encyclopedia of Life
Ostreoidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ostreoidea at World Register of Marine Species
Ostreoidea at Paleology Database

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