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 |