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Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata [10th Revised Edition], Vol. 1: 824 Pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae., Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Bivalvia
order
Ostreida
family
Ostreidae
genus
Ostrea
species
Ostrea edulis

Name

Synonyms
Monoeciostrea europa Orton, 1928
Ostrea adriatica Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea boblayei Deshayes, 1835
Ostrea corbuloides Danilo & Sandri, 1856
Ostrea cristata Poli, 1795
Ostrea cumana Gregorio, 1883
Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau, 1826
Ostrea depressa R.A.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, 1870
Ostrea parasitica W.Turton, 1819
Homonyms
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Colchester native oyster in language.
Edible oyster in English
Essbare euster in language.
European flat oyster in English
European flat oyster in language.
European flat oyster in language.
European oyster in language.
Europese platte oester in Dutch
Europäische Auster in German
Europæisk østers in Danish
Flat oyster in English
Gemeine Auster in German
belon in French
common oyster in English
common oyster in language.
edible oyster in English
edible oyster in English
edible oyster in language.
edible oyster in language.
eetbare oester in Dutch
eetbare oester in language.
essbare Auster in German
flat oyster in English
gurca in Albanian
gurrca in Albanian
huître comestible in French
huître comestible in language.
huître plate in French
huître plate in French
huître plate Européenne in language.
huître plate européenne in French
istiride in language.
istiridye in Turkish
midhja e gurtë in Albanian
mud oyster in language.
native oyster in language.
navadna ostriga in Slovenian
oester in Dutch
oester in language.
ostra Europa in language.
ostra comuna in Catalan–Valencian
ostra común in Spanish
ostra europea in Spanish
ostrica comune in Italian
ostron in Swedish
paprastoji austrė in Lithuanian
pied de cheval in French
platte oester in language.
platte oester in Dutch
stridhe in Albanian

Bibliographic References

  1. De Bruyne, R.H. (2004)
  2. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO (2016) Fisheries and Aquaculture topics. Introduction of species. Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Rome. http://www.fao.org/fishery/introsp/search/en (accessed 2016). http://www.fao.org/fishery/introsp/search/en
  3. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213.
  4. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213.
  5. Gonzalez-Wangüemert, M.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Rosique, M. J.; Ortiz, A. (2004). Genetic differentiation in two cryptic species of Ostreidae, Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Ostreola stentina (Payraudeau, 1826) in Mar Menor Lagoon, southwestern Mediterranean Sea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 118(3), 103-111.
  6. Gonzalez-Wangüemert, M.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Rosique, M. J.; Ortiz, A. (2004). Genetic differentiation in two cryptic species of Ostreidae, Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Ostreola stentina (Payraudeau, 1826) in Mar Menor Lagoon, southwestern Mediterranean Sea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 118(3), 103-111.
  7. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
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  9. Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
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  11. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 356 Addition to the Official List of Family-group Names Zoology of the names of the family-group taxa having Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758, and Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 (class Pelecypoda) as their respective type genera (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 338).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 11(6), 103-112 (1955)
  12. Karlsson, Anna (2015-03-22 23:00:00) Mollusker
  13. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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