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Olympia oyster

Ostrea conchaphila P. P. Carpenter, 1857

Status not recordedmolluscs

The olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) is a species in the family Ostreidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the olympia 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 olympia oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the olympia 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 olympia oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyOstreidae
  6. genusOstrea
  7. SpeciesOstrea conchaphila P. P. Carpenter, 1857

Synonyms Ostrea rufa, Ostreola conchaphila

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Auster Olympia oysterEnglish
  • Pacific flat oysterEnglish
  • Shell-loving oysterEnglish
  • WestamerikanischeGerman
  • ostra OlimpiaSpanish
  • huître plate OlympieFrench
  • ustrica bledožltáSlovak
  • Huître plate du PacifiqueFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the olympia oyster

Other species in the same genus Ostrea.

Mud oyster

Ostrea angasi

OstreidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the olympia oyster?

The olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) belongs to the family Ostreidae in the order Ostreida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrea-conchaphila

MLA

“Olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrea-conchaphila.

BibTeX
@misc{ostrea_conchaphila_2026,
  title = {Olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrea-conchaphila},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}