Ostrea

Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.

Ostrea

Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
OstreidaePBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Ostreidae
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB, for Ostreidae
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB, for Ostreidae
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia
Environment
hypersaline,marine,brackishPBDB, for Ostreidae

Time the record covers

At least 254 million years on record.

The record covers at least 254.14 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 259.857 Mya to 0 Mya.

Permian — about 1 of 2917 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 1 of 2917 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 22 of 2917 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 65 of 2917 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 55 of 2917 occurrencesEarly JurassicMiddle Jurassic — about 82 of 2917 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 51 of 2917 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 175 of 2917 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 618 of 2917 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 303 of 2917 occurrencesEocene — about 474 of 2917 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 161 of 2917 occurrencesMiocene — about 414 of 2917 occurrencesPliocene — about 245 of 2917 occurrencesPleistocene — about 223 of 2917 occurrences265–256 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences256–247 Mya — about 1 occurrence247–239 Mya — about 18 occurrences239–230 Mya — about 18 occurrences230–221 Mya — about 14 occurrences221–212 Mya — about 12 occurrences212–203 Mya — about 17 occurrences203–194 Mya — about 36 occurrences194–186 Mya — about 15 occurrences186–177 Mya — about 10 occurrences177–168 Mya — about 32 occurrences168–159 Mya — about 57 occurrences159–150 Mya — about 34 occurrences150–141 Mya — about 12 occurrences141–133 Mya — about 17 occurrences133–124 Mya — about 37 occurrences124–115 Mya — about 43 occurrences115–106 Mya — about 40 occurrences106–97 Mya — about 108 occurrences97–88 Mya — about 153 occurrences88–80 Mya — about 79 occurrences80–71 Mya — about 145 occurrences71–62 Mya — about 308 occurrences62–53 Mya — about 213 occurrences53–44 Mya — about 148 occurrences44–35 Mya — about 233 occurrences35–27 Mya — about 171 occurrences27–18 Mya — about 140 occurrences18–8.8 Mya — about 205 occurrences8.8–0 Mya — about 596 occurrences254.14 Mya11.7 ka265 Mya0 Mya

2,917 occurrences of Ostrea on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,917 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

645 formations

Woodbine — 32.73°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.81°N, 96.83°WWoodbine — 33.68°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.54°WWoodbine — 33.62°N, 96.61°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 31.61°N, 97.19°WWoodbine — 31.95°N, 97.32°WWoodbine — 32.27°N, 97.18°WWoodbine — 32.55°N, 97.24°WWoodbine — 32.63°N, 97.29°WWoodbine — 32.56°N, 97.14°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.74°N, 97.11°WWoodbine — 32.70°N, 97.45°WWoodbine — 33.05°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.30°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.16°N, 96.94°WWoodbine — 33.68°N, 96.85°WWoodbine — 33.77°N, 96.89°WWoodbine — 33.70°N, 96.58°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.67°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.30°WWoodbine — 33.60°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 33.79°N, 95.93°WWoodbine — 33.87°N, 95.57°WWoodbine — 33.86°N, 95.25°WClayton — 31.88°N, 85.45°WClayton — 31.83°N, 86.62°WClayton — 31.90°N, 86.88°WClayton — 30.71°N, 84.86°WClayton — 31.90°N, 87.07°WClayton — 32.08°N, 87.33°WClayton — 31.99°N, 87.29°WClayton — 31.89°N, 84.80°WClayton — 31.14°N, 87.94°WClayton — 32.21°N, 87.48°WClayton — 31.71°N, 85.61°WClayton — 31.93°N, 86.68°WClayton — 31.95°N, 86.71°WClayton — 31.99°N, 87.07°WClayton — 31.98°N, 87.22°WClayton — 31.98°N, 86.97°WClayton — 37.18°N, 89.07°WClayton — 32.05°N, 86.78°WClayton — 32.08°N, 87.40°WClayton — 34.73°N, 88.95°WClayton — 35.23°N, 88.83°WClayton — 35.06°N, 88.89°WClayton — 34.75°N, 92.29°WEscondido — 29.30°N, 98.84°WEscondido — 29.39°N, 99.02°WEscondido — 29.36°N, 99.05°WEscondido — 29.27°N, 99.05°WEscondido — 29.24°N, 99.23°WEscondido — 29.25°N, 99.24°WEscondido — 29.24°N, 99.28°WEscondido — 29.23°N, 99.47°WEscondido — 29.10°N, 99.86°WEscondido — 29.11°N, 99.82°WEscondido — 29.09°N, 98.87°WEscondido — 29.08°N, 100.00°WEscondido — 29.06°N, 100.08°WEscondido — 29.05°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 29.03°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.87°N, 100.16°WEscondido — 28.92°N, 100.26°WEscondido — 28.74°N, 100.29°WEscondido — 28.73°N, 100.48°WEscondido — 28.71°N, 100.71°WEscondido — 28.64°N, 100.44°WEscondido — 28.56°N, 100.33°WEscondido — 28.52°N, 100.30°WEscondido — 28.61°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 28.26°N, 100.27°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WKincaid — 31.67°N, 96.47°WKincaid — 31.52°N, 96.53°WKincaid — 29.87°N, 97.78°WKincaid — 32.58°N, 96.30°WKincaid — 29.21°N, 99.79°WKincaid — 29.33°N, 99.28°WKincaid — 29.89°N, 97.67°WKincaid — 29.35°N, 99.14°WKincaid — 29.33°N, 99.81°WKincaid — 34.63°N, 92.44°WKincaid — 33.14°N, 96.11°WKincaid — 32.44°N, 96.23°WKincaid — 31.31°N, 96.63°WKincaid — 31.22°N, 96.91°WKincaid — 31.05°N, 96.83°WKincaid — 30.32°N, 97.45°WKincaid — 30.11°N, 97.32°WKincaid — 30.09°N, 97.50°WKincaid — 30.00°N, 97.69°WKincaid — 28.95°N, 99.62°WKincaid — 33.14°N, 95.84°WKincaid — 31.29°N, 96.72°WRedding — 40.64°N, 122.24°WRedding — 40.65°N, 122.25°WRedding — 40.66°N, 122.25°WRedding — 40.67°N, 122.14°WRedding — 40.64°N, 122.25°WCorsicana Marl — 33.15°N, 96.04°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.12°N, 96.82°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.85°N, 97.08°WCorsicana Marl — 30.29°N, 97.54°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.62°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.60°N, 98.03°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 29.39°N, 98.71°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.78°N, 85.14°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WProvidence — 31.82°N, 85.00°WPico — 33.94°N, 117.89°WPico — 34.37°N, 118.56°WPico — 34.43°N, 118.74°WPico — 34.34°N, 118.51°WPico — 34.35°N, 118.52°WHilo — 3.67°N, 74.89°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.58°N, 86.74°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.08°N, 88.22°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.40°N, 85.13°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.07°N, 88.03°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.37°N, 88.68°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.35°N, 86.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.25°N, 88.43°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.65°N, 88.08°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.80°N, 118.16°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.88°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.74°N, 118.28°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.66°N, 117.94°WPrairie Bluff — 33.73°N, 88.90°WPrairie Bluff — 32.67°N, 88.29°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.61°N, 88.18°WPrairie Bluff — 32.39°N, 87.92°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.02°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.32°N, 90.86°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°WGatun — 9.29°N, 79.92°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.83°WPancho Rico — 36.24°N, 121.29°WPancho Rico — 35.90°N, 120.84°WPancho Rico — 36.34°N, 121.02°WPancho Rico — 36.25°N, 121.29°WPancho Rico — 36.21°N, 121.02°WPancho Rico — 36.19°N, 120.86°WPancho Rico — 36.03°N, 120.80°WPancho Rico — 36.03°N, 120.89°WPancho Rico — 35.94°N, 120.68°WPancho Rico — 35.97°N, 120.73°WPorters Creek — 31.93°N, 87.02°WPorters Creek — 32.12°N, 87.26°WPorters Creek — 31.99°N, 87.29°WPorters Creek — 32.03°N, 87.42°WPorters Creek — 31.90°N, 86.88°WPorters Creek — 31.97°N, 87.20°WPorters Creek — 32.23°N, 88.00°WPorters Creek — 31.94°N, 87.05°WPorters Creek — 35.23°N, 88.83°WPorters Creek — 35.06°N, 88.89°WAquia — 38.33°N, 77.27°WAquia — 37.29°N, 77.25°WAquia — 37.80°N, 77.36°WAquia — 37.35°N, 77.30°WAquia — 38.37°N, 77.30°WAquia — 37.95°N, 76.67°WAquia — 38.71°N, 77.02°WAquia — 38.60°N, 77.14°WAquia — 38.46°N, 77.27°WAquia — 38.43°N, 77.38°WAquia — 38.50°N, 77.59°WTamiami — 26.89°N, 82.01°WTamiami — 26.67°N, 81.73°WTamiami — 26.72°N, 81.61°WTamiami — 26.70°N, 80.99°WTamiami — 26.67°N, 80.94°WTamiami — 25.74°N, 80.85°WTamiami — 26.13°N, 81.48°WTamiami — 26.73°N, 81.52°WTamiami — 25.67°N, 80.31°WLa Meseta — 64.24°S, 56.67°WLa Meseta — 64.22°S, 56.64°WLa Meseta — 64.26°S, 56.74°WTuscahoma — 31.70°N, 84.85°WTuscahoma — 31.82°N, 87.37°WTuscahoma — 31.83°N, 87.53°WTuscahoma — 32.08°N, 88.22°WTuscahoma — 31.33°N, 85.58°WTuscahoma — 31.85°N, 87.95°WTuscahoma — 31.85°N, 87.53°WTuscahoma — 31.54°N, 87.52°WPierre Shale — 43.27°N, 104.27°WPierre Shale — 44.19°N, 99.70°WPierre Shale — 40.06°N, 106.39°WPierre Shale — 45.52°N, 100.47°WPierre Shale — 44.78°N, 103.90°WShitakara — 42.98°N, 144.38°EShitakara — 43.25°N, 144.08°EPeedee — 33.99°N, 79.52°WPeedee — 33.83°N, 79.25°WPeedee — 33.86°N, 79.39°WPeedee — 35.77°N, 78.64°WPeedee — 34.42°N, 77.86°WPeedee — 34.48°N, 78.41°WSantee Limestone — 33.45°N, 80.16°WSantee Limestone — 33.51°N, 80.49°WSantee Limestone — 33.33°N, 80.15°WSantee Limestone — 33.41°N, 80.10°WSantee Limestone — 33.33°N, 79.69°WSantee Limestone — 33.35°N, 80.25°WSantee Limestone — 32.97°N, 80.08°WSantee Limestone — 33.20°N, 80.01°W

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The named rock units Ostrea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 621 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 631 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Ostrea and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Ostrea and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

1,383 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,751 sites for Ostrea, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

793 references

Each of the 2,917 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 781 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content4

Picture of Ostrea

Credit
Manfred Heyde
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CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
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3D scan

Licence
CC0 — this site’s default, not the record’s
Commercial use
the licence allows it
Specimen
Ostrea denselamellosa

CT scan

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In Copyright
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Specimen
Ostrea stentina · FMNH:Invertebrate Zoology:279417

3D model

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Sketchfab
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CC0 Public Domain
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The description on this site

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CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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