Ostrea edulis
（重定向自Edible oyster）
![](/Images/godic/202501/10/Ostrea_edulis_013047.jpg")
![Fossil of Ostrea edulis from Pliocene of Italy](/Images/godic/202501/10/Ostreidae_-_Ostrea_edulis3047.JPG")
![Ostrea edulis; a) labial palpi b) gills c) mantle d) junction of the two folds of the mantle e) large adductor muscle f) the shell](/Images/godic/202501/10/Ostrea_edulis_0013047.png")
![Worldwide O. edulis harvest in tonnes, 1950-2003](/Images/godic/202501/10/Y.P._Ostrea_edulis_1950-20033047.gif")
Ostrea edulis is a species of oyster native to Europe and commonly known as the European flat oyster, Colchester native oyster (hence Colchester natives), mud oyster, or edible oyster (despite this latter name it is not the only oyster that is edible by humans).