Pinctada maculata Gould 1850 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Avicula maculata

Belongs to Pinctada according to B. Salvat et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada margaritiferus, Pinctada maxima, Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera), Meleagrina antiqua, Meleagrina crassicardia, Meleagrina schlosseri, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Niau atoll (Quaternary of French Polynesia)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.