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Mangrove oyster

Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa) is a species in the family Ostreidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the mangrove oyster

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mangrove oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the mangrove oyster endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mangrove oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyOstreidae
  6. genusCrassostrea
  7. SpeciesCrassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Crassostrea brasiliana, Crassostrea brasiliensis, Crassostrea gasar, Crassostrea paraibanensis, Crassostrea tulipa, Gryphaea gasar, Ostrea adansoni, Ostrea bicolor, Ostrea brasiliana, Ostrea gallina, Ostrea gasar, Ostrea morenasi, Ostrea tulipa, Ostrea webbi

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Gasar cupped oysterEnglish
  • West African mangrove oysterEnglish
  • ostión gasarSpanish
  • huître creuse gasarFrench
  • Ostra-túlipaPortuguese
  • Мангровая тропическая устрицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mangrove oyster

Other species in the same genus Crassostrea.

Oyster

Crassostrea rhizophorae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mangrove oyster?

The mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa) belongs to the family Ostreidae in the order Ostreida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-oyster

MLA

“Mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{mangrove_oyster_2026,
  title = {Mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}