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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Crassostrea Sacco, 1897

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Crassostrea Sacco, 1897

Included taxa

   Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791)
   Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
   Crassostrea lineata (RÖDING, 1798)
   Crassostrea echinata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
   Crassostrea pestigris (HANLEY, 1846-a)
   Crassostrea rivularis (Gould, 1861)
   Crassostrea vitrefacta (Sowerby, 1871)
   Crassostrea lugubris (Sowerby, 1871)
   Crassostrea belcheri (Sowerby, 1871)
   Crassostrea nigromarginata (Sowerby, 1871)
   Crassostrea ariakensis (FUJITA in WAKIYA, 1929)
   Crassostrea iredalei (Faustino, 1932)
   Crassostrea nipponica (SEKI, 1934)

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.85 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Crassostreinae Torigoe, 1981
                        Crassostrea Sacco, 1897

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20007) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2002-07-16.