Names
| Dutch name | Mangrove-oester |
| English name | Root Oyster |
| Alternative English name | Caribbean Oyster |
| Alternative English name | Oyster (Sint Maarten) |
| Alternative English name | Mangrove Oyster (Sint Maarten) |
| Papiamento name | Hústu |
| Papiamento name | Oester (copied from Dutch name) |
| Valid name | Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs
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Bivalvia [class]
Bivalves
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Pteriomorphia [subclass]
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Ostreida [order]
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Ostreoidea [superfamily]
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Ostreidae [family]
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Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 [genus]
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Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828) [species]
Root Oyster
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Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828) [species]
Root Oyster
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Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 [genus]
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Ostreidae [family]
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Ostreoidea [superfamily]
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Ostreida [order]
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Pteriomorphia [subclass]
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Bivalvia [class]
Bivalves
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs