Pacific oyster
| Pacific oyster | |
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Magallana |
| Species: | M. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
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| Synonyms | |
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Crassostrea gigas | |
The Pacific oyster, or Japanese oyster (Magallana gigas) is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.