#Japanese_oyster__Ostrea_gigas large native of Japan introduced along United States Pacific coast; candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
supertype: #oyster marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
member of: #genus_Ostrea__Ostrea type genus of the family Ostreidae
member of: #family_Ostreidae__Ostreidae oysters
member of: #class_Bivalvia__Bivalvia__Lamellibranchia__class_Lamellibranchia__class_Pelecypoda oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
member of: #phylum_Mollusca__Mollusca gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
member of: #kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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