Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas)

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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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About

Max size

18 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Ostreida

Family

Ostreidae

Where to find it

common

Australia (Temperate South)Japan Japan (mainland)Netherlands

occasional

Australia (East Coast)New Zealand New Zealand (North Island)Norway

rare

Denmark France (Atlantic)South Korea Spain (Galicia)Sweden United States (California)

Other species in Ostreidae

Coon Oyster (Dendostrea frons)

Dendostrea frons

Coon Oyster

Common Oyster (Ostrea edulis)

Ostrea edulis

Common Oyster

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