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Painted tree-oyster

Crenatula picta (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The painted tree-oyster (Crenatula picta) is a species in the family Vulsellidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the painted tree-oyster

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 painted tree-oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the painted tree-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 painted tree-oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyVulsellidae
  6. genusCrenatula
  7. SpeciesCrenatula picta (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Crenatula avicularis, Crenatula bicostalis, Crenatula crassidentata, Crenatula elegans, Crenatula flammea, Crenatula folium, Crenatula inflata, Crenatula lamarcki, Crenatula modidaria, Crenatula modiolaris, Crenatula mytiloides, Crenatula nakayamai, Crenatula nigrina, Crenatula pergaminea, Crenatula phasianoptera, Crenatula picta f. flammea, Crenatula picta f. mytiloides, Crenatula picta f. viridis, Crenatula reeveana, Crenatula travisii, Crenatula viridis, Isogonum alaphasiani, Ostrea picta

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • různotvarka malovanáCzech
  • Bunte BaummuschelGerman
  • zúbkatec pásikavýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the painted tree-oyster

Other species in the same family Vulsellidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the painted tree-oyster?

The painted tree-oyster (Crenatula picta) belongs to the family Vulsellidae in the order Ostreida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Painted tree-oyster (Crenatula picta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-tree-oyster

MLA

“Painted tree-oyster (Crenatula picta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-tree-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{painted_tree_oyster_2026,
  title = {Painted tree-oyster (Crenatula picta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-tree-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}