Hyotissa
Genus of bivalves
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Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae.[1]
| Hyotissa | |
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| Three shells of Hyotissa hyotis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Gryphaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyotissa Stenzel, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters, or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.
Species
- Hyotissa haitensis (Sowerby, 1850)
- Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Giant honeycomb oyster
- Hyotissa inermis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
- Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985)
- Hyotissa numisma (Lamarck, 1819)
- Hyotissa quercina (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871)
- Hyotissa sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Hyotissa semiplana (de Sowerby 1825)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Hyotissa chemnitzii (Hanley, 1846): synonym of Dendostrea rosacea (Deshayes, 1836)
- Hyotissa quercina (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871): synonym of Hyotissa quercinus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871) (incorrect spelling of specific epithet (quercinus is a noun in apposition))
- Hyotissa thomasi (McLean, 1941): synonym of Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985)
