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Stone oyster

Striostrea prismatica (J. E. Gray, 1825)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The stone oyster (Striostrea prismatica) is a species in the family Ostreidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the stone 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 stone oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the stone 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 stone oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyOstreidae
  6. genusStriostrea
  7. SpeciesStriostrea prismatica (J. E. Gray, 1825)

Synonyms Crassostrea iridescens, Ostrea iridescens, Ostrea lucasiana, Ostrea panamensis, Ostrea prismatica, Ostrea rufa, Ostrea turturina

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Ostión de rocaSpanish
  • huître iriséeFrench
  • Красострея призматическаяRussian
  • ostra de piedraSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stone oyster

Other species in the same genus Striostrea.

Sand oyster

Striostrea margaritacea

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stone oyster?

The stone oyster (Striostrea prismatica) 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). Stone oyster (Striostrea prismatica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stone-oyster

MLA

“Stone oyster (Striostrea prismatica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stone-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{stone_oyster_2026,
  title = {Stone oyster (Striostrea prismatica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stone-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}