Ostreoida (order)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Mollusca (phylum) > Bivalvia (class) > Pteriomorphia (subclass)
Descripción
Order of about 600 species of bivalves having unequal shell valves, typically lacking hinge teeth, with a shell structure of foliated calcite, and other distinguishing characteristics.