Hyotissa Stenzel 1971 (clam)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Parent taxon: Pycnodonteinae according to M. C. Perrilliat 1994
Sister taxa: Gigantostrea, Hyotissini, Labrostrea, Neopycnodonte, Neopycnodonteini, Pycnodonte, Pycnodonteini
Subtaxa: Hyotissa aguaclarensis, Hyotissa haitensis, Hyotissa hyotis, Hyotissa paraguanensis, Hyotissa polylopha, Hyotissa tryoni, Hyotissa virleti
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder