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Pinctada margaritifera

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Noun1.Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central AmericaPinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
pearl oyster
oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
genus Pinctada, Pinctada - pearl oysters
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Growth of wild pearl oysters Pinctada fucata, Pinctada margaritifera and Pinctada sugillata (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) in Taiwan.
Growth of cultured pearl oyster (Pinctada Martensii) in Li'an Lagoon, ... by Zhifeng, Gu; Qingyin, Wang; Jianguang, Fang; Naihao, Ye; Yuze, Mao; Yaohua, Shi; Yan, Wang; Aimin, W / Journal of Shellfish Research
The black pearls embedded in the pearl necklaces emerge from pearl congregations, which are beautifully concealed in the rare Pinctada Margaritifera oysters.
Black Pearls Their Unparalleled Breathtaking Beauty by Pattrick Jhonson / Fashion, accessories and textiles community
Also, the Tahitian cultured pearls can be best described as a category of pearl concretions which are secreted inside the black-lipped Pinctada Margaritifera which is produced mainly in the lagoons of French Polynesia .
Black Tahitian Pearls- Cultured or Natural? by Pattrick Jhonson / Hobbies community
 
 
 
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