Rock oyster
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Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea. The best known species of rock oyster is the Sydney rock oyster
(Saccostrea glomerata).
Sydney rock oyster
The Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, formerly known as Saccostrea commercialis, is an oyster species endemic to Australia and New Zealand...
(Saccostrea glomerata).
Species
- Saccostrea
- Saccostrea cuccullata
- Saccostrea forskali - Indian rock oyster
- Saccostrea gigas - Japanese oyster
- Saccostrea glomerata (IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
and Roughley, 1933) - Sydney rock oysterSydney rock oysterThe Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, formerly known as Saccostrea commercialis, is an oyster species endemic to Australia and New Zealand...