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- Portuguese oyster | Portuguese cupped oyster
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- Definition Kingdom: ANIMALIAPhylum: MOLLUSCAClass: BIVALVIASubclass: PTEROMORPHIAOrder: OSTREOIDAFamily: OSTREIDAESpecies: Crassostrea angulataspecies of oyster found in the southwest Iberian Peninsula, closely related to the Pacific oyster Reference "Lamarck Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) database, http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=79875 [29.4.2011], and Wikipedia > Portuguese oyster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_oyster [12.7.2010]"
- Comment Although first identified as a native European species, genetic studies have suggested that the Portuguese oyster originated from the Pacific coast of Asia and was introduced to Europe by Portuguese trading ships in the 16th century. The species is usually found in coastal river mouths and estuaries.
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- Comment JCLat (JAN89); MC (SEP08) [02-054]