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    Species Accepted

    Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758

    European flat oyster
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Ostrea

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 11 countries or islands

      11 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      AustraliaNo
      CanadaNo
      DenmarkNo
      FijiNo
      IsraelNo
      MexicoNo
      NamibiaNo
      PortugalNo
      PortugalNo
      TongaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      60 results
      European flat oyster English
      European oyster English
      Europese platte oester Dutch
      Europäische Auster German
      Europæisk østers Danish
      Gemeine Auster German
      Gewone oester Dutch
      Kamenica Croatian
      Native Oyster English
      Ostra Catalan–Valencian

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      2 results
      Source Dataset
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      48 results
      Oosterbaan, A. (2003). Strandgids: veldgids voor het Noordzeestrand [Beach guide: field guide for the North Sea coast]. EcoMare, centrum voor wadden en Noordzee: Texel, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-75318-15-4. 65 pp. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1683
      Turton, W. (1819). A conchological dictionary of the British Islands. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=138217
      Danilo, F., & Sandri, G. B. (1856). Elenco nominale dei Molluschi lamellibranchiati marittimi dei dintorni di Zara, ampliato e rettificato nell’anno 1856. Zara, published by the authors. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=377786
      Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1116
      Da Costa, E. M. (1778). Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d’histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l’Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13179 10.5962/bhl.title.13179
      TermCat, The Center for Terminology. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=163043
      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. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001
      Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France, 307 pp. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
      Dhora, DH. (2008). Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=151643
      Hanley, S. (1854). The Conchological Miscellany. Williams and Norgate, London. 40 pls. with 11 unnumbered plate explanation pages. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=381493

      Citation

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