leaf oyster
Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- leaf oyster
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Ostreidae
- Genus
- Dendostrea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassPteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
- orderOstreida A. Férussac, 1822
- superfamilyOstreoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyOstreidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyOstreinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDendostrea Swainson, 1835
- speciesDendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendostrea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| coon oysterDendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) | OstreidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendostrea senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791) | OstreidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendostrea trapezina (Lamarck, 1819) | OstreidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ostrea fucorum Lamarck, 1819 Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
| Lopha folium (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Ostrea bresia Iredale, 1939 Iredale, 1939 | synonym |
| Ostrea erucella Lamarck, 1819 Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
| Alectryonella haliotidaea (Lamarck, 1819) (Lamarck, 1819) | synonym |
| Dendrostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Lopha theca Röding, 1798 Röding, 1798 | synonym |
| Ostraea affinis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 | synonym |
| Ostrea haliotidaea Lamarck, 1819 Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
| Ostrea sinuata Lamarck, 1819 Lamarck, 1819 | ambiguous synonym |
| Ostrea folium Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Ostraea dubia G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 | synonym |
| Ostrea cognata Jousseaume, 1888 Jousseaume, 1888 | synonym |
| Ostrea serra Dall, 1914 Dall, 1914 | synonym |
| Ostrea labrella Lamarck, 1819 Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506716 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34LWS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.