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Ostreina

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True oysters
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Suborder: Ostreina
Superfamilies

Dimyoidea

Ostreoidea

Plicatuloidea

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

References

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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.