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Ostrea megadon Hanley 1846

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OSTREIDAE

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Scientific name: Ostrea megadon
Author: Hanley 1846
Rank: Species
Status: valid

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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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Select a species (Ostrea):

1) Ostrea ariakensis Fujita 1913 2) Ostrea aupouria Dinamani and Beu 1981 3) Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter 4) Ostrea cristata Born 1778 5) Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 6) Ostrea equestris Say 1834 7) Ostrea frons Linnaeus 1758 8) Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 9) Ostrea megadon Hanley 1846 10) Ostrea permollis G B Sowerby II 1871 11) Ostrea sandvicensis G B Sowerby II 1871 12) Ostrea spreta 13) Ostrea stentina Payraudeau 1826

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