Invertebrateverified

Magallana gigas

(Thunberg, 1793)

Pacific Oyster

Also known as: Japanse Oester, Japanese Oyster, Miyagi Oyster, Pacific Cupped Oyster, Pacific Giant Oyster, Portuguese Oyster, Immigrant Oyster

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Ostreida

Family

Ostreidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

rare

United States (California)

Other species in Ostreidae

Dendostrea frons

Coon Oyster

Ostrea edulis

Common Oyster