Ostreoidea
See also: Ostreoida
Translingual
Ostrea edulis
Etymology
Ostrea + -oidea
Proper noun
Ostreoidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Ostreida – the true oysters and related bivalves.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Ostreida - order; Ostreina - suborder
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Gryphaeidae (foam oysters, chiefly extinct), Ostreidae (true oysters) (families)
References
Ostreoida#2010 taxonomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ostreoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Ostreoidea at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ostreoidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ostreoidea at World Register of Marine Species
- Ostreoidea at Paleology Database