order

Oysters and Allies

Ostreida

Field notes

The order Ostreida includes the true oysters. One superfamily (Ostreoidea) and two extant families are recognised within it. The two families are Ostreidae, the true oysters, and Gryphaeidae, the foam oysters.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native oysters and allies All

Native to the US, by observations.