Ostreina is a suborder of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Ostreoida.[1] It contains the superfamilies Dimyoidea, Ostreoidea and Plicatuloidea.
True oysters | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Suborder: | Ostreina |
Superfamilies | |
References
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- ^ Johnston, Paul A. (1992). "The palaeozoic pelecypod family Rhombopteriidae and the evolution of the Ostreina". The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 6: 153. doi:10.1017/S2475262200007139. ISSN 2475-2622.