''Striostrea'' is a genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...
belonging to the family
Ostreidae
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida.
Like scallops, true oysters have a central adductor muscle, which means the s ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Striostrea cahobasensis''
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Striostrea denticulata''
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Striostrea gigantissima''
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Striostrea margaritacea'' (synonym: ''
Crassostrea margaritacea''
(Lamarck, 1819))
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Striostrea paucichomata''
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Striostrea prismatica''
References
Ostreidae
Bivalve genera
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