#oyster marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
supertype: #bivalve__lamellibranch marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
part: #huitre
member of: #family_Ostreidae
subtype: #seed_oyster a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
subtype: #bluepoint__blue_point small edible oyster typically from the south shore of Long Island
subtype: #Japanese_oyster__Ostrea_gigas large native of Japan introduced along United States Pacific coast; candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
subtype: #Virginia_oyster common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
subtype: #pearl_oyster__pearloyster__Pinctada_margaritifera tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North and Central America; a major source of pearls
subtype: #saddle_oyster__Anomia_ephippium thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
subtype: #window_oyster__windowpane_oyster__capiz__Placuna_placenta marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
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