Crassostrea
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| Crassostrea | |
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| Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Crassostrea |
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Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters containing the most important oysters used for food.
[edit] Species
- Crassostrea (Sacco, 1897)
- Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck 1819) - Portuguese oyster
- Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita, 1913) - Suminoe oyster
- Crassostrea chilensis (Philippi, 1845)
- Crassostrea columbiensis (Hanley, 1846)
- Crassostrea corteziensis (Hertlein, 1951)
- Crassostrea gasar - Mangrove oyster
- Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Pacific oyster
- Crassostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) - Auckland oyster
- Crassostrea iredalei (Sacco, 1932) - Faustino
- Crassostrea rhizophorae Guilding
- Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) - Eastern oyster
[edit] References
Crassostrea on britannica.com.
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