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Animal
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Bivalves
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Animal
Name
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Saccostrea cucullata (Born)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Mollusca
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Class
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Bivalvia
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Order
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Pterioida
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Family
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Ostreidae
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Characteristic Features |
-Oval to subtriangular -Colour whitish with purple to black and strong crenulatate margin -Straight, short hinge line -Ligamental area elongated -Size: up to 150mm in height | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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-Rocky shores at Deep Water Bay and Turtle cove -Upper surface of boulders in Tai Tam -Mid-eulittoral zone in Tsim Bei Tsui and Deep Bay -Cobbels and pebbles on sandy mud in Starfish Bay and -Mangroves in Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel |
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Distribution
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Topical Indo-Pacific from the Red sea and East Africa
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Australia and northern Japan |
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Locations
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