Pinctada margaritiferus Linnaeus 1798 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Mytilus margaritiferus
Belongs to Pinctada according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada maculata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada maxima, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni, Meleagrina antiqua, Meleagrina schlosseri, Meleagrina crassicardia, Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pinctada margaritiferus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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