Ostreoida

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Ostreoida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Ostreoida
Families

Spondylidae
Pectinidae
Entoliidae
Propeamussiidae
Syncyclonemidae
Anomiidae
Placunidae
Ostreidae
Gryphaeidae
Plicatulidae
Dimyidae

The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves.

About eleven families are recognised within it, but suborders, superfamilies and subfamilies are used relatively heavily in this order. The following classification represents a synthesis of different views, reconciled so far as possible. The lists of genera are illustrative rather than complete.

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Superfamilies, Families & important genera

  • Suborder Pectinina
    • Superfamily Pectinoidea
      • Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
          • Genus Spondylus
      • Family Pectinidae (scallops)
          • Genera Pecten, Pedum, Amusium, Chlamys, Decatopecten, Argopecten, Flexopecten, Lissopecten, Hyalopecten, Nodipecten, Patinopecten, Semipallium, Mimachlamys, Equichlamys, Mesopeplum, Veprichlamys, Notochlamys, Delectopecten, Cryptopecten, Anguipecten, Haumea, Mirapecten, Volachlamys, Juxtamusium, Annachlamys, Gloripallium, Excellichlamys, Bractechlamys, Minnivola, Coralichlamys, Serratovola, Somalipecten, Pseudohinnites, Glorichlamys
      • Family Entoliidae
          • Genus Pectinella
      • Family Propeamussiidae
      • Family Syncyclonemidae
          • Genera Propeamussium, Parvamussium, Cyclopecten, Cyclochlamys, Similipecten
    • Superfamily Anomioidea
      • Family Anomiidae
        • Subfamily Anomiinae
          • Genera Anomia, Enigmonia
        • Subfamily Placunanomiinae
          • Genera Pododesmus, Patro, Monia
      • Family Placunidae
          • Genus Placuna
  • Suborder Ostreina
    • Superfamily Ostreoidea
      • Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
        • Subfamily Ostreinae
          • Genera Ostrea, Pretostrea, Planostrea, Booneostrea, Pustulostrea, Nanostrea
        • Subfamily Lophinae
          • Genera Lopha, Dendostrea, Alectryonella, Anomiostrea
        • Subfamily Crassostreinae
          • Genera Crassostrea, Saccostrea, Striostrea
      • Family Gryphaeidae
          • Genera Pycnodonte, Hyotissa, Neopycnodonte, Parahyotissa
    • Superfamily Plicatuloidea
      • Family Plicatulidae
          • Genus Plicatula
    • Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels)
      • Family Dimyidae
          • Genus Dimya
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