Magallana
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| Magallana | |
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| Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Magallana Salvi & Mariottini, 2016 |
Magallana is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae)[1] containing some of the most important oysters used for food. Species in this genus have been moved from Crassostrea after it was found to be paraphyletic.[2][3]
