Ostreidae (family)

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Scope note
Family of marine bivalves having a rough irregular shell, of which the flattened left side is always underneath, closed by a single adduction muscle; they live free on the bottom or attached to stones or other object in shallow water on seacoats or brackish river mouths.
Ostreidae
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024