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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
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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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