Ostreina

True oysters
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreida
Suborder:	Ostreina
Superfamilies
	Dimyoidea ; Dimyidae ; Ostreoidea ; Gryphaeidae ; Ostreidae ; Plicatuloidea ; Plicatulidae ;

Last updated April 08, 2024

Ostreina is a suborder of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Ostreoida.^[1] It contains the superfamilies Dimyoidea, Ostreoidea and Plicatuloidea.

References

↑ 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.

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[1] 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.

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