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Spoon oyster

Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The spoon oyster (Neopycnodonte cochlear) is a species in the family Gryphaeidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the spoon 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 spoon oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the spoon 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 spoon oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyGryphaeidae
  6. genusNeopycnodonte
  7. SpeciesNeopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795)

Synonyms Gryphaea cochlear, Gryphaea navicula, Neopycnodonte musashiana, Ostraea lima, Ostrea alveatula, Ostrea cochlear, Ostrea cochlearis, Ostrea crocea, Ostrea cucullina, Ostrea excavata, Ostrea hiranoi, Ostrea italica, Ostrea kauaia, Ostrea laterostrata, Ostrea laysana, Ostrea lima, Ostrea musashiama, Ostrea musashiana, Pycnodonta cochlear, Pycnodonta floribunda, Pycnodonta laticardo, Pycnodonte floribunda

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Deepsea oysterEnglish
  • Deepwater foam oysterEnglish
  • ústřice vrakováCzech
  • ΚουτάλιGreek
  • Ostra de panalSpanish
  • Ostrica variabileItalian
  • ベッコウガキJapanese
  • 주름꼬마굴Korean
  • lepeloesterDutch
  • Lepel-oesterDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spoon oyster

Other species in the same genus Neopycnodonte.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spoon oyster?

The spoon oyster (Neopycnodonte cochlear) belongs to the family Gryphaeidae 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). Spoon oyster (Neopycnodonte cochlear). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spoon-oyster

MLA

“Spoon oyster (Neopycnodonte cochlear).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spoon-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{spoon_oyster_2026,
  title = {Spoon oyster (Neopycnodonte cochlear)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spoon-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}