Common Oyster (Ostrea edulis)

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Ostrea edulis

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Oyster

Also known as: Platte Oester, Edible Oyster, European Flat Oyster, Flat Oyster, European Oyster, Native Oyster

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Ostreida

Family

Ostreidae

Where to find it

common

Slovenia

occasional

Cyprus

rare

Netherlands

Other species in Ostreidae

Dendostrea frons

Dendostrea frons

Coon Oyster

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Magallana gigas

Pacific Oyster

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