EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -These animals go by the scientific name Ostreidae and belong to the class Bivalvia and subclass Pteriomorphia. They belong to the kingdom Animalia and Phylum Mollusca. The scientific name Ostreidae is a combination of two words – Ostrea and the suffix-idae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bivalve mollusks (e.g., clams, oysters, mussels, scallops) have an external covering that is a two-part hinged shell that contains a soft-bodied invertebrate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oysters are members of the family Ostreacea, class Bivalvia, in the phylum Mollusca.

Detailed explanation-4: -oyster, any member of the families Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), bivalve mollusks found in temperate and warm coastal waters of all oceans. Bivalves known as thorny oysters (Spondylus) and saddle oysters (Anomia) are sometimes included in the group.

Detailed explanation-5: -The true oysters belong to the family Ostreidae. They first evolved during the Early Triassic epoch. This family also includes edible oysters. Edible oysters are from the genera Ostreola, Ostrea, Crassostrea, Magallana, and Saccostrea.