Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ostreoida Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Families Spondylidae Pectinidae Entoliidae Propeamussiidae Syncyclonemidae Anomiidae Placunidae Ostreidae Gryphaeidae Plicatulidae Dimyidae The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves. About 11 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. Superfamilies, Families & important genera Suborder Pectinina Superfamily Pectinoidea Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters) Genus Spondylus Family Pectinidae (scallops) Genera Pecten, Pedum, Amusium, Chlamys, Decatopecten, Argopecten, Flexopecten, Lissopecten, Hyalopecten, Nodipecten, Patinopecten, Semipallium, Mimachlamys, Equichlamys, Mesopeplum, Veprichlamys, Notochlamys, Delectopecten, Cryptopecten, Anguipecten, Haumea, Mirapecten, Volachlamys, Juxtamusium, Annachlamys, Gloripallium, Excellichlamys, Bractechlamys, Minnivola, Coralichlamys, Serratovola, Somalipecten, Pseudohinnites, Glorichlamys Family Entoliidae Genus Pectinella Family Propeamussiidae Family Syncyclonemidae Genera Propeamussium, Parvamussium, Cyclopecten, Cyclochlamys, Similipecten Superfamily Anomioidea Family Anomiidae Subfamily Anomiinae Genera Anomia, Enigmonia Subfamily Placunanomiinae Genera Pododesmus, Patro, Monia Family Placunidae Genus Placuna Suborder Ostreina Superfamily Ostreoidea Family Ostreidae (true oysters) Subfamily Ostreinae Genera Ostrea, Pretostrea, Planostrea, Booneostrea, Pustulostrea, Nanostrea Subfamily Lophinae Genera Lopha, Dendostrea, Alectryonella, Anomiostrea Subfamily Crassostreinae Genera Crassostrea, Saccostrea, Striostrea Family Gryphaeidae Genera Pycnodonte, Hyotissa, Neopycnodonte, Parahyotissa Superfamily Plicatuloidea Family Plicatulidae Genus Plicatula Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels) Family Dimyidae Genus Dimya External links European checklist of marine species, for Molluscs Man and Molluscs Bivalve page This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.