Rock oyster
Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea, belonging to the subfamily Saccostreinae of the family Ostreidae.
The best-known species is the Sydney [rock oyster].
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:Saccostrea circumsuta Saccostrea cucullata – hooded oysterSaccostrea echinata – tropical black-lip rock oysterSaccostrea glomerata - Sydney rock oysterSaccostrea kegaki Torigoe & Inaba, 1981Saccostrea malabonensis – Philippine hooded oyster Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021Saccostrea palmula- † Saccostrea saccellus Saccostrea scyphophilla Saccostrea spathulata Saccostrea subtrigona
- † Saccostrea virleti