Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
(Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMagallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)
SubfamilyCRASSOSTREINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyOSTREIDAE (oysters)
SuperfamilyOSTREOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderOSTREOIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassPTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster) :
1: Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)
19 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW86 50° 30’ N, 5° 0’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Dead shell washed up on beach
Image 1: Adductor muscle scar and associated discolouration - close-upImage 2: Right valve - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 3: Right valve - outer surface - dark background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)
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