| Pacific oyster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Magallana |
| Species: | M. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
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| Synonyms | |
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Crassostrea gigas | |
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (Magallana gigas[2]) is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
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