Striostrea gigantissima

Striostrea gigantissima

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae

Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) containing some of the most important oysters used for food. The genus was recent split in WoRMS, following the DNA-based phylogenies of Salvi et al. (2014 and 2017).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 12

Sources and credits

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Striostrea gigantissima

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