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Lopha cristagalli  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 79891

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Mytilus cristagalli Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Crassostrea cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Ostrea cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Ostrea townsendi Melvill, 1898
  
    Alectryonia rara Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  
  Common Name(s): cock's comb oyster [English]
  
    huître crete-de-coq [French]
  
       
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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  
                                  SubfamilyOstreinae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                     GenusLopha Röding, 1798  
                                        SpeciesLopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758) – cock's comb oyster, huître crete-de-coq  
       

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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: Lopha cristagalli, cock's comb oyster [English], huître crete-de-coq [French]   
       
  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: Lopha cristagalli   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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