page_title: Ostrea
hierarchical_section_title: Ostrea
caption_attribution_description: English: Fossil valves of Ostrea forskali from Pliocene of Italy, on display at the Museo Paleontologico, Asti
context_page_description: Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
context_section_description: Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
caption: Fossil valves of Ostrea forskali from Pliocene of Italy
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