Ostreoidea

See also: Ostreoida

Translingual

Ostrea edulis

Etymology

Ostrea +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Ostreoidea

1. 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 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ostreoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ostreoidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ostreoidea at World Register of Marine Species
• Ostreoidea at Paleobiology Database