OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae
Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Ostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793
Ostrea laperousi Schrenk, 1861
Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse, 1862
Common Name
Pacific Oyster p.158 Thomson, J.M. 1954.
Japanese Oyster p.158 Thomson, J.M. 1954.
Magaki B405 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B405] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Naga-gaki B405 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B405] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria Introduced
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand Introduced
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands) Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania Introduced
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S) Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait Introduced
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast Introduced
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.317
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.272
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: rocky shore
References
Arakawa, K.Y. 1990. p.2-4 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.535-537 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.136 General reference
Morris, S. 1985. p.123-125 General reference
Thomson, J.M. 1954. p.158-159, pls. 8-10 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreoida
Ostreina
Ostreoidea
Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
Crassostreinae Torigoe, 1981
Crassostrea Sacco, 1897
Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20008) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.