Rock oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Superfamily: | Ostreoidea |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: |
Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 |
Type species | |
† Ostrea saccellus Dujardin, 1837
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea, belonging to the subfamily Saccostreinae of the family Ostreidae. [1]
The best-known species is the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).
The World Register of Marine Species lists these species: [1]
Media related to Saccostrea at Wikimedia Commons
Rock oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Superfamily: | Ostreoidea |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: |
Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 |
Type species | |
† Ostrea saccellus Dujardin, 1837
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea, belonging to the subfamily Saccostreinae of the family Ostreidae. [1]
The best-known species is the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).
The World Register of Marine Species lists these species: [1]
Media related to Saccostrea at Wikimedia Commons