Ostreoida

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Ostreoida

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Pteriomorphia
Order:	Ostreoida

Families

Anomiidae
Dimyidae
Entoliidae
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
Pectinidae
Placunidae
Plicatulidae
Propeamussiidae
Spondylidae
Syncyclonemidae

The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves.

About eleven 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.

[edit] Superfamilies, families & important genera

Suborder Pectinina
- Superfamily Pectinoidea
  - Family Entoliidae
    - - Genus Pectinella
  - Family Pectinidae (scallops)
    - - Genera Aequipecten
      - Genera Amusium
      - Genera Anguipecten
      - Genera Annachlamys
      - Genera Argopecten
      - Genera Bractechlamys
      - Genera Chlamys
      - Genera Coralichlamys
      - Genera Cryptopecten
      - Genera Decatopecten
      - Genera Delectopecten
      - Genera Equichlamys
      - Genera Excellichlamys
      - Genera Flexopecten
      - Genera Glorichlamys
      - Genera Gloripallium
      - Genera Haumea
      - Genera Hyalopecten
      - Genera Juxtamusium
      - Genera Lissopecten
      - Genera Mesopeplum
      - Genera Mimachlamys
      - Genera Minnivola
      - Genera Mirapecten
      - Genera Nodipecten
      - Genera Notochlamys
      - Genera Patinopecten
      - Genera Pecten
      - Genera Pedum
      - Genera Pseudohinnites
      - Genera Semipallium
      - Genera Serratovola
      - Genera Somalipecten
      - Genera Veprichlamys
      - Genera Volachlamys
  - Family Propeamussiidae
  - Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
    - - Genus Spondylus
  - Family Syncyclonemidae
    - - Genera Cyclochlamys'
      - Genera Cyclopecten'
      - Genera Parvamussium'
      - Genera Propeamussium'
      - Genera Similipecten'
- Superfamily Anomioidea
  - Family Anomiidae
    - Subfamily Anomiinae
      - Genera Anomia
      - Genera Enigmonia
    - Subfamily Placunanomiinae
      - Genera Monia
      - Genera Patro
      - Genera Pododesmus
  - Family Placunidae
    - - Genus Placuna
Suborder Ostreina
- Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels)
  - Family Dimyidae
    - - Genus Dimya
- Superfamily Ostreoidea
  - Family Gryphaeidae
    - - Genera Hyotissa
      - Genera Neopycnodonte
      - Genera Parahyotissa
      - Genera Pycnodonte
  - Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
    - Subfamily Crassostreinae
      - Genera Crassostrea
      - Genera Saccostrea
      - Genera Striostrea
    - Subfamily Lophinae
      - Genera Alectryonella
      - Genera Anomiostrea
      - Genera Dendostrea
      - Genera Lopha
    - Subfamily Ostreinae
      - Genera Booneostrea
      - Genera Nanostrea
      - Genera Ostrea
      - Genera Planostrea
      - Genera Pretostrea
      - Genera Pustulostrea
- Superfamily Plicatuloidea
  - Family Plicatulidae
    - - Genus Plicatula