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Species List for Genus: Magallana
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Ostreida (Order) > Ostreoidea (Superfamily) > Ostreidae (Family) > Crassostreinae (Subfamily) > Magallana (Genus)
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  • Genus: Magallana

  • Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
    Length 200mm, Width 85mm. with records over 240mm
    Pacific Oyster, Tio, Marine, Non-indigenous
    North Island and north-western and south-eastern South Island, NZ. Japan, China and south-east Asia, from 0-188m
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