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Native Oyster

Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea boblayei
Species recognized by Libya Species List
Ostrea cumana
Species recognized by Peru Species List and United States Species List
Ostrea depressa
Ostrea edulis L. 1758
Species recognized by Femorale
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
Ostrea scaeva
Species recognized by Peru Species List
Ostrea sublamellosa
Species recognized by France Species List
Ostrea sublamellosa Dunker 1846
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Ostrea taurica
Species recognized by United States Species List
Ostrea adriatica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea corbuloides
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea cristata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea cumana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea cyrnusii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea edulis
Recognized by Flickr BHL and McClain Bivalve Sizes
Ostrea edulis L. 1758
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Ostrea exalbida
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea lamellosa
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea leonica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea parasita
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea parasitica
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database
Ostrea parasitica Turton
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Ostrea parasitica W. Turton 1819
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Ostrea saxatilis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea scaeva
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea striatum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea sublamellosa
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ostrea vulgare
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Monoeciostrea europa Orton 1928
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea adriatica Lamarck 1819
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea boblayei Deshayes 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea corbuloides Danilo & Sandri 1855
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea cristata Born 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea cumana Gregorio 1883
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau 1826
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea depressa Philippi 1836
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. crassa Weinkauff 1867
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. obtusa Requien 1848
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. purpurea Hanley 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. rutupina Jeffreys 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. tarentina Issel 1882
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. tincta Jeffreys 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea edulis var. venetiana Issel 1882
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea exalbida Gmelin 1791
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea hippopus Lamarck 1819
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea lamellosa Brocchi 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea leonica Fréminville ex Taslé 1870
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea parasitica W. Turton 1819
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea rostrata
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea rostrata Gmelin 1791
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea saxatilis Turton 1807
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea scaeva Monterosato 1915
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea striatum da Costa 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea sublamellosa Milaschewitsch 1916
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea taurica Siemaschko 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Ostrea vulgare da Costa 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Monoeciostrea europa Orton 1928
Ostrea adriatica Lamarck 1819
Ostrea boblayei Deshayes 1835
Ostrea corbuloides Danilo & Sandri 1855
Ostrea cristata Born 1778
Ostrea cumana Gregorio 1883
Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau 1826
Ostrea depressa Philippi 1836
Ostrea edulis var. crassa Weinkauff 1867
Ostrea edulis var. obtusa Requien 1848
Ostrea edulis var. purpurea Hanley 1854
Ostrea edulis var. rutupina Jeffreys 1864
Ostrea edulis var. tarentina Issel 1882
Ostrea edulis var. tincta Jeffreys 1864
Ostrea edulis var. venetiana Issel 1882
Ostrea exalbida Gmelin 1791
Ostrea hippopus Lamarck 1819
Ostrea lamellosa Brocchi 1814
Ostrea leonica Fréminville ex Taslé 1870
Ostrea parasita W. Turton 1819
Ostrea parasitica W. Turton 1819
Ostrea rostrata Danilo & Sandri 1856
Ostrea rostrata Gmelin 1791
Ostrea saxatilis Turton 1807
Ostrea scaeva Monterosato 1915
Ostrea striatum da Costa 1778
Ostrea sublamellosa Milachewitch 1916
Ostrea taurica Krynicki 1837
Ostrea taurica Siemaschko 1847
Ostrea vulgare da Costa 1778
Monoeciostrea europa Orton 1928
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea adriatica Lamarck 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea boblayei Deshayes 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea corbuloides Danilo & Sandri 1856
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea cristata Born 1778
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea cumana Gregorio 1883
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau 1826
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea depressa Philippi 1836
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. crassa Weinkauff 1867
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. obtusa Requien 1848
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. purpurea Hanley 1854
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. rutupina Jeffreys 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. tarentina Issel 1882
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. tincta Jeffreys 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea edulis var. venetiana Issel 1882
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea exalbida Gmelin 1791
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea hippopus Lamarck 1819
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea lamellosa Brocchi 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea leonica Fréminville 1870
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea parasitica W. Turton 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea rostrata
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea rostrata Gmelin 1791
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea saxatilis W. Turton 1807
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea scaeva Monterosato 1915
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea striatum da Costa 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea sublamellosa Milaschewitsch 1916
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea taurica Krynicki 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea taurica Siemaschko 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ostrea vulgare da Costa 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Native oyster preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Edible oyster
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020
European flat oyster
common oyster
edible oyster
flat oyster

Albanian

gurca preferred
midhja e gurtë

Asturian

Ostra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Ostra arrunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

европейска плоска стрида preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

ostra comuna preferred

Chinese

歐洲牡蠣 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Kamenica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

ústřice jedlá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Østers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Platte oester preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Europese platte oester
eetbare oester
platte oester

Estonian

Söödav auster preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

belon preferred
huître comestible
huître plate européenne
huître plate
pied de cheval

Galician

Ostra común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Europäische Auster preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Στρείδι preferred

Hungarian

éti osztriga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

oisre Eorpach coiteann preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

ostrica comune preferred

Japanese

ヨーロッパガキ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ヨーロッパヒラガキ preferred

Lithuanian

Valgomoji austrė preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
paprastoji austrė

North Frisian

Europeesk Uastrang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Flatøsters preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
østers preferred

Polish

ostryga jadalna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

stridie europeană preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

европейская устрица preferred
устрица съедобная

Serbian

Европска острига preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

navadna ostriga preferred
ostra común preferred
ostra europea

Swedish

Europeiskt ostron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

istiridye preferred

Ukrainian

Устриця європейська preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Устриця звичайна
Устриця їстівна

Arz

اوستريا ادوليس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea Linnaeus 1758
232 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea Linnaeus 1758
232 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea adriatica (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea cumana (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea cyrnusii (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea exalbida (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea lamellosa (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea leonica (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea parasita (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea saxatilis (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea scaeva (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea striatum (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea sublamellosa (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea vulgare (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea corbuloides (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea cristata (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea
Ostrea edulis (this page)
141 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Ostreida
Ostreidae
Ostrea