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Pearl Oysters
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Pearl Oysters

Pinctada

Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. These oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".

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20 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Rayed Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada radiata

Black-lip Pearl Shell

speciesPinctada margaritifera

Atlantic Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada imbricata

Panama pearl oyster

speciesPinctada mazatlanica

Pinctada galtsoffi

speciesPinctada galtsoffi

Spotted Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada maculata

scaly pearl oyster

speciesPinctada longisquamosa

Cape Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada capensis

Akoya Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada fucata

Pale Pearl Oyster

speciesPinctada albina

white-lip oyster

speciesPinctada maxima

Pinctada chemnitzii

speciesPinctada chemnitzii

Pinctada sugillata

speciesPinctada sugillata

Pinctada cumingii

speciesPinctada cumingii

Pinctada reeveana

speciesPinctada reeveana

Pinctada vidua

speciesPinctada vidua

Pinctada petersii

speciesPinctada petersii

Pinctada inflata

speciesPinctada inflata

Pinctada phuketensis

speciesPinctada phuketensis

Pinctada nigra

speciesPinctada nigra

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204980.