Ostreoida

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Ostreoida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorpha
Order: Ostreoida
Families

Anomiidae
Dimyidae
Entoliidae
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
Pectinidae
Placunidae
Plicatulidae
Propeamussiidae
Spondylidae
Syncyclonemidae

The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves.

About eleven families are recognised within it, but suborders, superfamilies and subfamilies are used relatively heavily in this order. The following classification represents a synthesis of different views, reconciled so far as possible. The lists of genera are illustrative rather than complete.

  • Suborder Pectinina
    • Superfamily Pectinoidea
      • Family Entoliidae
          • Genus Pectinella
      • Family Pectinidae (scallops)
          • Genera Amusium, Anguipecten, Annachlamys, Argopecten, Bractechlamys, Chlamys, Coralichlamys, Cryptopecten, Decatopecten, Delectopecten, Equichlamys, Excellichlamys, Flexopecten, Glorichlamys, Gloripallium, Haumea, Hyalopecten, Juxtamusium, Lissopecten, Mesopeplum, Mimachlamys, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nodipecten, Notochlamys, Patinopecten, Pecten, Pedum, Pseudohinnites, Semipallium, Serratovola, Somalipecten, Veprichlamys, Volachlamys
      • Family Propeamussiidae
      • Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
          • Genus Spondylus
      • Family Syncyclonemidae
          • Genera Cyclochlamys, Cyclopecten, Parvamussium, Propeamussium, Similipecten
    • Superfamily Anomioidea
      • Family Anomiidae
        • Subfamily Anomiinae
          • Genera Anomia, Enigmonia
        • Subfamily Placunanomiinae
          • Genera Monia, Patro, Pododesmus
      • Family Placunidae
          • Genus Placuna
  • Suborder Ostreina
    • Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels)
      • Family Dimyidae
          • Genus Dimya
    • Superfamily Ostreoidea
      • Family Gryphaeidae
          • Genera Hyotissa, Neopycnodonte, Parahyotissa, Pycnodonte
      • Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
        • Subfamily Crassostreinae
          • Genera Crassostrea, Saccostrea, Striostrea
        • Subfamily Lophinae
          • Genera Alectryonella, Anomiostrea, Dendostrea, Lopha
        • Subfamily Ostreinae
          • Genera Booneostrea, Nanostrea, Ostrea, Planostrea, Pretostrea, Pustulostrea
    • Superfamily Plicatuloidea
      • Family Plicatulidae
          • Genus Plicatula

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