Rock oyster
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| Rock oyster | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Saccostrea |
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Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea. The best known species of rock oyster is the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).
[edit] Species
- Saccostrea
- Saccostrea glomerata (Iredale and Roughley, 1933) - Sydney rock oyster
- Saccostrea cuccullata
- Saccostrea gigas Japanese oyster
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