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Sponge oyster

Ostrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the sponge 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 sponge oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the sponge 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 sponge oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyOstreidae
  6. genusOstrea
  7. SpeciesOstrea permollis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871

Synonyms Cryptostrea permollis, Ostraea permollis, Ostrea semicylindrica

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sponge 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 sponge oyster?

The sponge oyster (Ostrea permollis) belongs to the family Ostreidae in the order Ostreida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sponge oyster (Ostrea permollis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sponge-oyster

MLA

“Sponge oyster (Ostrea permollis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sponge-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{sponge_oyster_2026,
  title = {Sponge oyster (Ostrea permollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sponge-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}