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Taxonomy
Ostrea gigas was named by Thunberg (1793). It is extant.
It was recombined as Crassostrea gigas by Lam and Morton (2009) and Raith et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Crassostrea gigas by Lam and Morton (2009) and Raith et al. (2016).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1793 | Ostrea gigas Thunberg pp. 140-142 |
| 1928 | Ostrea gigas Nagao p. 33 |
| 2009 | Crassostrea gigas Lam and Morton p. 485 |
| 2016 | Crassostrea gigas Raith et al. p. 265 |
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Crassostrea gigas Thunberg 1793 [giant Pacific oyster]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available