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Magallana

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Magallana

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Magallana is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) containing some of the most important oysters used for food. Species in this genus have been moved from Crassostrea after it was found to be paraphyletic.

Species

Pacific Oyster

Genus

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassBivalvia
  3. OrderOstreida
  4. FamilyOstreidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations15,830

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Specimen records
2
Family
Ostreidae
Collections
QM
Recorded in
Australia
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Instance of
taxon
Image
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Magallana
Commons category
Magallana (Bivalvia)
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Magallana is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) containing some of the most important oysters used for food. Species in this genus have been moved from Crassostrea after it was found to be paraphyletic.

== Species == Extant species are:

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