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black silver pearl oyster

Pinctada maxima

Classification

Pinctada maxima is a species of pearl oyster, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. There are two different color varieties: the Gold-lipped oyster and the Silver-lipped oyster. These bivalves are the largest pearl oysters in the world.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1