What Is the Largest Species of Oyster

The largest oyster is a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and measures 35.5 cm (13.97 in) in length and 10.7 cm (4.21 in) in width, as measured in the Vadehavscentret, Vester Vedsted.

Where are the biggest oysters in the world?

The world’s largest oyster is nearly 14 inches long and resides in Denmark, according to the folks at Guinness World Records. And it’s still alive and growing, according to Christine Ditlefsen, the biologist at the Wadden Sea Centre whose world record was recently certified.

Are there giant oysters?

Just Big. Big’s people rave that it is a record-setter, the largest oyster found in New York Harbor in perhaps 100 years. … It is 22 centimeters long, or 8.66 inches, about an inch longer than one found last year but smaller than the foot-long oysters that once called New York Harbor home.