Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Identity confusions:

Conservation status and major threats

Synonyms

Monoeciostrea europa Orton, 1928
Ostrea adriatica Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea boblayei Deshayes, 1835
Ostrea corbuloides Danilo & Sandri, 1855
Ostrea cristata Born, 1778 sensu Poli, 1795
Ostrea cumana Gregorio, 1883
Ostrea cyrnusii Payraudeau, 1826
Ostrea depressa 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 in Taslé, 1870
Ostrea parasita W. Turton, 1819
Ostrea parasitica W. Turton, 1819
Ostrea rostrata Gmelin, 1791
Ostrea rostrata Danilo & Sandri, 1856
Ostrea saxatilis Turton, 1807
Ostrea scaeva Monterosato, 1915
Ostrea striatum da Costa, 1778
Ostrea sublamellosa Milachewitch, 1916
Ostrea taurica Siemaschko, 1847
Ostrea taurica Krynicki, 1837
Ostrea vulgare da Costa, 1778

International References

additional source 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. [details]

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 [details]

additional source Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. [details]

basis of record 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. [details]

additional source Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [details]

additional source 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. The Nautilus 118(3): 103-111. [details]

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. [details]

additional source 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. The Nautilus 118(3): 103-111. [details]

additional source Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [details]

original description 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. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 [details]

additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. [details]

additional source Orton, J. H. (1927). Is the American slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) an oyster pest?. The Nautilus. 40(3): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523237 [details]

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. [details]