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Oyster

Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the 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 oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyOstreidae
  6. genusCrassostrea
  7. SpeciesCrassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)

Synonyms Crassostrea rhizophorae, Ostrea rhizophorae, Ostrea tulipa

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Caribbean oysterEnglish
  • Mangrove cupped oysterEnglish
  • Mangrove oysterEnglish
  • Pacific cupped oysterEnglish
  • Root oysterEnglish
  • Pazifische FelsenausterGerman
  • Ostión de mangleSpanish
  • huître creuse des CaraïbesFrench
  • Mangrove-oesterDutch
  • HústuPapiamento
  • Ostra-do-manguePortuguese
  • Кубинская устрицаRussian
  • หอยนางรมThai
  • Ostión de manglarSpanish
  • OesterPapiamento
  • Ostra-das-CaraíbasPortuguese
  • Мангровая устрицаRussian
  • Мангровая кубинская устрицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oyster

Other species in the same genus Crassostrea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oyster?

The oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae) 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). Oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster

MLA

“Oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{oyster_2026,
  title = {Oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}