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Species List for Subfamily: Ostreinae
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  • Subfamily: Ostreinae

  • Ostrea chilensis Philippi in Küster, 1844
    Length 80mm, Width 75mm
    Bluff Oyster, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-293m
  • Ostrea equestris Say, 1834
    Length 45mm, Width 30mm
    Marine, Non-indigenous
    Three Kings Islands and northern North Island as far south as Raglan and Hauraki Gulf, from 0m
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