Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 23 236000
Scientific Name: Pteriidae - undifferentiated

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups - Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Common Name: pearl oysters
Suggested Indexable Form: oysters, pearl
Common Names List: pearl oysters
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Pearl oyster; Oyster
Organism Type: a pearl oyster

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes: This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
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Parent Codes (if any):
   23 255901 .. Ostreidae & Pteriidae spp .. oyster
Child Codes (if any): This CAAB taxon is a family (or higher) level grouping. Click here to generate a full list of current valid child codes for this family/group.
Previous Codes (if any):
  00 658000, 658000

Cleveland List Code(s) for this taxon: M3030200

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: Yes

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