Pinctada

A genus of pearl oysters in the family Pteriidae, class BIVALVIA. Both cultured and natural pearls are obtained from species in the genus. They are distinct from the distantly related, edible true oysters of the family OSTREIDAE.

Year introduced: 2006

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.670

MeSH Unique ID: D049911

Registry Number: txid50425

Entry Terms:

• Pinctadas
• Oysters, Pearl
• Oyster, Pearl
• Pearl Oysters
• Pearl Oyster

Previous Indexing:

• Ostreidae (1969-2005)

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Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Pinctada