Rock oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreoida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: |
Saccostrea Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1920 |
Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea. The best-known species is the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).
The World Register of Marine Species lists these species: