There are hundreds of species of oyster in the world. They are split into two main families – true oysters (which include edible oysters) and pearl oysters. There are also a few other smaller families.
The Native oyster is a species of true oyster.
Oysters
are a type of bivalve mollusc. They're a mollusc because they have a
mantle (or shell), and they are bivalve because the shell comes in two
halves or 'valves.'
