Ostrea

See also: ostrea

Translingual

Ostrea edulis

Etymology

From Latin ostrea (“oyster, mussel”).

Proper noun

Ostrea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ostreidae – typical true oysters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Ostreida - order; Ostreina - suborder; Ostreoidea - superfamily; Ostreidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ostrea edulis (European flat oyster) - type species; see Ostrea on WikispeciesWikispecies for more species.

Derived terms

• Anomiostrea
• †Argutostrea
• Booneostrea
• Crassostrea
• †Crenostrea
• †Cubitostrea
• Dendostrea
• Empressostrea
• †Flemingostrea
• †Liostrea
• Nanostrea
• Ostreavirus
• †Pernostrea
• Planostrea
• Pretostrea
• Pustulostrea
• Saccostrea
• Striostrea
• Talonostrea
• Teskeyostrea

References

• Ostrea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ostrea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ostrea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ostrea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ostrea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ostrea at Paleobiology Database
• Ostrea at World Register of Marine Species