OSTREIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(oysters)

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Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyOSTREIDAE (oysters)
SuperfamilyOSTREOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderOSTREOIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassPTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

OSTREIDAE (oysters) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for OSTREIDAE (oysters)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for OSTREIDAE (oysters)
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