| Species | Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster) |
| Subfamily | CRASSOSTREINAE (a subfamily of molluscs) |
| Family | OSTREIDAE (oysters) |
| Superfamily | OSTREOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs) |
| Order | OSTREOIDA (an order of molluscs) |
| Subclass | PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels) |
| Class | BIVALVIA (bivalves) |
| Phylum | MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
| Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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The Bishop Group | 2011 | *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) | 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association |
Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster):
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