Pacific Oyster
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| Phylum | Mollusca |
|---|---|
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Scientific name | Crassostrea gigas |
| Order | Ostreida |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Did you know | In New Zealand, the Pacific oyster was unintentionally introduced in the 1950s, most likely through ballast water and from the hulls of ships. |
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| ID | 1226631 |
About Pacific Oyster
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster, previously and currently also known as Crassostrea gigas, considered by part of the scientific community to be the proper denomination as an accepted alternative in WoRMS, is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia.
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