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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae oysters

Genus: Saccostrea

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Saccostrea circumsuta
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 20 cm SHL
Saccostrea cuccullata(Born, 1778)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Saccostrea cuccullata
[Hooded oyster]
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Saccostrea echinata
[Spiny rock oyster]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Saccostrea glomerata
[New Zealand rock oyster]
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Saccostrea kegaki
[]
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Saccostrea malabonensis
[Philippines hooded oyster]
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Saccostrea mordoides
[]
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Saccostrea palmula
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Saccostrea scyphophilla
[Coral rock oyster]
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Saccostrea spathulata
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