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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
OSTREIDAE: SACCOSTREINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Ostreida (Order)
> Ostreoidea (Superfamily)
> Ostreidae (Family)
> Saccostreinae (Subfamily)
> Saccostrea (Genus)
> glomerata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ostrea (Saccostrea) Dolfus & Dautzenberg, 1920
=Parastriostrea Harry, 1985
=Saxostrea Iredale, 1936
Synonymised Names:
=Ostrea commercialis Iredale & Roughley, 1933
=Ostrea glomerata Gould, 1850
=Saccostrea commercialis (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)
=Saccostrea cuccullata glomerata (Gould, 1850)
=Saxostrea commercialis (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)
Images: Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850)
The common Rock Oyster, found in the upper mid-tidal zone on rocks. © rights reserved
On rocks, Mahurangi, Auckland, NZ. © rights reserved
On rocks at mid tide. Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 50-60mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
OSTREIDAE: SACCOSTREINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Ostreida (Order)
> Ostreoidea (Superfamily)
> Ostreidae (Family)
> Saccostreinae (Subfamily)
> Saccostrea (Genus)
> glomerata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ostrea (Saccostrea) Dolfus & Dautzenberg, 1920
=Parastriostrea Harry, 1985
=Saxostrea Iredale, 1936
Synonymised Names:
=Ostrea commercialis Iredale & Roughley, 1933
=Ostrea glomerata Gould, 1850
=Saccostrea commercialis (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)
=Saccostrea cuccullata glomerata (Gould, 1850)
=Saxostrea commercialis (Iredale & Roughley, 1933)
Details: Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850)
Size/Grows to:
Length 80mm, Width 55mm
Distribution:
Northern North Island as far south as Aotea (west) and Ohiwa Harbours (east), and Chatham Islands, from 0m
Notes:
Northern Rock Oyster, Tio, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Salvi, D., Macali, A., Mariottini, P. 2014 Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of the bivalve family Ostreidae based on rRNA sequence-structure models and multilocus species tree., PLoS ONE, 9(9) (p.3)
  • Eagle, M.K. Dec/2011 Oystering: Notes resulting from an April/2011 field-trip, Poirieria, 36 (p.6)
  • Lam, K., Morton, B. 2006 Morphological and mitochondrial-DNA analysis of the Indo-West Pacific rock oysters (Ostreidae: Saccostrea species)., Journal of Molluscan Studies, 72 (p.243)
  • Harry, H.W. 1985 Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae), The Veliger, 28(2) (p.150)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.376)
  • Gardner, N.W. Sep/1977 Our Oysters, Poirieria, 9(2) (p.33)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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