Ostreidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Mollusca (phylum) > Bivalvia (class) > Pteriomorphia (subclass) > Ostreoida (order)
Descripción
Family of marine bivalves having a rough irregular shell, of which the flattened left side is always underneath, closed by a single adduction muscle; they live free on the bottom or attached to stones or other object in shallow water on seacoats or brackish river mouths.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- true oyster [en]
- true oysters [en]