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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Mollusca (phylum) » Bivalvia (class) » Ostreoida (order) » Ostreidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 23 257020 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species is native to Europe, and has been accidentally introduced to several other areas in the world, including Australia. | ||||
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Record source: | Morton, B., Lam, K., Slack-Smith, S., 2003. First report of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, identified genetically, from Oyster Harbour, Albany, south-western Western Australia., Molluscan Research, Vol. 23(3): 199-208. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Huber, M., 2010, Compendium of Bivalves. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany 901pp. |