Summary ⁴

The hooded oyster or Natal rock oyster (Saccostrea cucullata) is a species of rock oyster found mainly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Summary ⁵

"First described by the Czech mineralogist, metallurgist, and malacologist Ignaz von Born in 1778, Saccostrea cucullata , commonly called the Natal rock oyster, is mainly seen in the Indo-pacific oceans."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) biobank-lantauhk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by biobank-lantauhk
2. Von Born, 1778, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MOL.319450_-_Saccostrea_cucullata_(Von_Born,_1778)_-_Ostreidae_-_Mollusc_shell.jpeg
3. (c) John Pereira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Pereira
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccostrea_cucullata
5. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26326685

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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