Pacific oyster
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The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (Magallana gigas[1]) is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
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Pacific oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Magallana |
Species: | M. gigas |
Binomial name | |
Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) | |
Synonyms | |
Crassostrea gigas |
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