CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Bivalvia (class)  »  Pterioida (order)  »  Pteriidae (family)

CAAB Code: 23 236904 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
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Pinctada spp. (except for Pinctada maxima)  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Family: 23 236 Pteriidae (pearl oysters) - show full list
Common Name: pearl oysters
Organism Type: a pearl oyster
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 23 236901     Pinctada spp.
Taxon Notes:This code is for data recording of Pinctada pearl oysters EXCLUDING the Silverlip Pearl Oyster Pinctada maxima. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
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