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In [[Australia]], '''rock oysters''' are true [[oysters]] of the genus '''''Saccostrea'''''. The best known species of rock oyster is the [[Sydney rock oyster]] (''Saccostrea glomerata'').

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'''Rock oysters''' are ''[[true oyster]]s'' of the genus '''''Saccostrea'''''. The best known species of rock oyster is the [[Sydney rock oyster]] (''Saccostrea glomerata'').


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[[Category:Ostreidae]]
[[Category:Edible molluscs]]
[[Category:Edible molluscs]]



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Rock oyster
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Saccostrea

Rock oysters are true oysters of the genus Saccostrea. The best known species of rock oyster is the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).