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Saccostrea mordax  (Gould, 1850)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1268002

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ostrea mordax Gould, 1850
  
  Common Name(s): coral rock oyster [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumMollusca  – mollusques, molusco, molluscs, mollusks  
                ClassBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 – bivalves, clams, bivalves, palourdes, bivalve, mexilhão, ostra  
                   SubclassAutobranchia   
                      InfraclassPteriomorphia   
                         OrderOstreida   
                            SuperfamilyOstreoidea Rafinesque, 1815  
                               FamilyOstreidae Rafinesque, 1815 – flat oysters, cupped oysters, huîtres plates, huîtres creuses, ostras, ostiones  
                                  SubfamilySaccostreinae Salvi and Mariottini, 2016  
                                     GenusSaccostrea Dollfus and Dautzenberg, 1920  
                                        SpeciesSaccostrea mordax (Gould, 1850) – coral rock oyster  
       

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  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 20-Dec-2024, database (version 20-Dec-24)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Saccostrea mordax, coral rock oyster [English]   
       
  Source: MolluscaBase (October, 2024), database (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Accessed at https://www.molluscabase.org on 2024-10-01. doi:10.14284/448   
  Reference for: Saccostrea mordax   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cui, Zongmei, Lisha Hu, Cui Li, Zhen Zhang, Ximing Guo, and Haiyan Wang  
  Publication Date: 2021   
  Article/Chapter Title: Identification of Saccostrea mordax and a new species Saccostrea mordoides sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from China   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Shellfish Research, vol. 40, no. 1   
  Page(s): 63-75   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1943-6319   
  Notes: doi: 10.2983/035.040.0107   
  Reference for: Saccostrea mordax   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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