Saccostrea glomerata
| Saccostrea glomerata | |
|---|---|
| Oysters on a rock at low tide, Wingan Inlet | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Saccostrea |
| Species: | S. glomerata |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Saccostrea commercialis | |
Saccostrea glomerata is an oyster species belonging to the family Ostreidae.
It is endemic to Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, it is known as the Sydney rock oyster and is commercially farmed. In New Zealand, where the species is no longer farmed, it is known as the New Zealand rock oyster or Auckland oyster.