WoRMS name details
Ostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793
367831 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367831)
unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
- Variety Ostrea gigas var. sikamea Amemiya, 1928 accepted as Magallana sikamea (Amemiya, 1928)
- Variety Ostrea gigas var. tientsiensis Grabau & S. G. King, 1928 accepted as Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) accepted as Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) (probable synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Thunberg, C.P. (1793). Tekning och Beskrifning på en stor Ostronsort ifrån Japan. <em>Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar.</em> 14(4-6): 140-142, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957303 [details] 
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367831 on 2024-11-21
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Thunberg, C.P. (1793). Tekning och Beskrifning på en stor Ostronsort ifrån Japan. <em>Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar.</em> 14(4-6): 140-142, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957303 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1890). <i>Ostrea gigas</i> Thunberg. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(8): 95., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596716 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1890). <i>Ostrea gigas</i> Thunberg. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(8): 95., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596716 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マガキ | [details] |
