Black-lipped Pearl Oyster (species: Pinctada margaritifera) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Pinctada margaritifera
Black-lipped Pearl Oyster


©David Witherall and Kirsti Hart: Black-lipped pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera), Ocean Freedom, Upolu Reef

©Anne: Pinctada margaritifera at Lizard Island, about 120 mm wide

©Anne: Pinctada margaritifera at Lizard Island, about 110 mm wide

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Pterioida
Family Pteriidae
Genus Pinctada
Species Pinctada margaritifera
Status endangered
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 25 cm (Length of specimen)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Allen, G.R. and R. Steene (1994). Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide Tropical Reef Research, Singapore. ISBN: 981-00-5687-7.
  • Benson, A.A. and R.E. Summons (1981). Arsenic accumulation in Great Barrier Reef invertebrates, Science, 211: 482-483. LIRS catalog number 42.
  • Bott, N.J., J.M. Healy and T.H. Cribb (2005). Patterns of digenean parasitism of bivalves from the Great Barrier Reef and associated waters, Marine and Freshwater Research, 56: 387-394. LIRS catalog number 922.
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