| Specimen ID | 50265 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Crassostrea |
| Species | gigas |
| Common Name | Pacific giant oyster |
| State | CA |
| County | Marin |
| Locality | Tomales Bay (just north of San Francisco) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Tomales-Drake Bays |
| HUC8 Number | 18050005 |
| HUC10 Name | Tomales Bay-Bodega Bay |
| HUC10 Number | 1805000503 |
| HUC12 Name | Tomales Bay |
| HUC12 Number | 180500050304 |
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| Collection Year | 1932 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1642 |
| Author: | Hanna, G.D. |
| Date: | 1966 |
| Title: | Introduced mollusks of western North America. |
| Journal: | Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Pages: | 1-108 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1004 |
| Author: | Carlton, J.T., and A. Rosenfield (eds.) |
| Date: | 1994 |
| Title: | Molluscan introductions and transfers: risk considerations and implications |
| Publisher: | Maryland Sea Grant, College Park, MD. |
| Pages: | 73 pp |
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| Comments | Reproduction has been sporadic. Plantings in CA began in 1928. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
