†Pinctada maxima (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Belongs to Pinctada according to B. Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada maculata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada margaritiferus, Meleagrina antiqua, Meleagrina crassicardia, Meleagrina schlosseri, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni, Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pinctada maxima in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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