''Magallana'' is a genus of
true oysters (family
Ostreidae
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida.
Like scallops, true oysters have a central adductor muscle, which means the s ...
)
[ 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
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
.
Species
Extant species are:[
Species only known from the fossil record:][
* '' Magallana ingens'' (Zittel, 1865) †
]
Genetics
The genome of ''Magallana gigas'' has been recently sequenced
References
Bivalve genera
Extant Early Cretaceous first appearances
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