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class="mainMenu__greenText m-l-1"></span></a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div id="site-wrapper" class="site-wrapper"> <div feedback data-nosnippet></div> <div notifications data-nosnippet></div> <div user-menu data-nosnippet></div> <div menu-search data-nosnippet></div> <div language-menu data-nosnippet></div> <main id="main" class="main" role="main" ui-view> <div class="site-content"> <div class="site-content__page"> <div> <article class="hidden container ng-cloak"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <h1> Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) </h1> <div> <section> <dl> <dd> Dataset </dd> <dt> GBIF Backbone Taxonomy </dt> <dd> Rank </dd> <dt> SPECIES </dt> </dl> </section> <section> <h3>Classification</h3> <dl> <dd> kingdom </dd> <dt> Animalia </dt> <dd> phylum </dd> <dt> Mollusca </dt> <dd> class </dd> <dt> Bivalvia </dt> <dd> order </dd> <dt> Ostreida </dt> <dd> family </dd> <dt> Margaritidae </dt> <dd> genus </dd> <dt> Pinctada </dt> <dd> species </dd> <dt> Pinctada margaritifera </dt> </dl> </section> <section> </section> <section> <h3>Name</h3> <dl> <dt>Synonyms</dt> <dd><a href="/species/6532385">Avicula cumingii Reeve, 1857</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/11001432">Avicula margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/7558216">Margarita sinensis Leach, 1814</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532387">Margaritifera fimbriata Bryan, 1915</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/2287874">Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532384">Margaritifera margaritifera var. zanzibarensis Jameson, 1901</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532383">Margaritiphora communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/4374761">Meleagrina margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532388">Meleagrina nigromarginata Saville-Kent, 1893</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532386">Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/6532382">Pinctada foliacea Röding, 1798</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/4374756">Pteria margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/species/12286897">Pteria margaritifera var. zanzibarensis Jameson, 1901</a></dd> <dt>Homonyms</dt> <dd><a href="/species/2285337">Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)</a></dd> <dt>Common names</dt> <dd>Große Seeperlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>Pacific pearl-oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>Pacific pearl-oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>Schwarzlippige Perlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl shell <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lipped pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>クロチョウガイ <span>in Japanese</span></dd> <dd>Große Seeperlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>Große Seeperlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>Pacific pearl-oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>Pacific pearl-oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>Schwarzlippige Perlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>Schwarzlippige Perlmuschel <span>in German</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl shell <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lip pearl shell <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lipped pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>black-lipped pearl oyster <span>in English</span></dd> <dd>クロチョウガイ <span>in Japanese</span></dd> <dd>クロチョウガイ <span>in Japanese</span></dd> </dl> </section> <section> <h3>Bibliographic References</h3> <ol> <li> Kilburn R.N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae.. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(2):577-622, figs. 1-25. </li> <li> Kilburn R.N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae.. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(2):577-622, figs. 1-25. </li> <li> Lal, M. M.; Southgate, P. C.; Jerry, D. R.; Bosserelle, C.; Zenger, K. R. (2017). Swept away: ocean currents and seascape features influence genetic structure across the 18,000 Km Indo-Pacific distribution of a marine invertebrate, the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. <em>BMC Genomics.</em> 18(1): 66 (21 pp.). </li> <li> Lal, M. M.; Southgate, P. C.; Jerry, D. R.; Bosserelle, C.; Zenger, K. R. (2017). Swept away: ocean currents and seascape features influence genetic structure across the 18,000 Km Indo-Pacific distribution of a marine invertebrate, the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. <em>BMC Genomics.</em> 18(1): 66 (21 pp.). </li> <li> Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. </li> <li> Tëmkin I. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea). <i>BMC Evolutionary Biology</i> 10: 342. </li> <li> Tëmkin I. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea). <i>BMC Evolutionary Biology</i> 10: 342. </li> <li> Wada, K. ; Komaru, A. (1985). Karyotypes in Five Species of the Pteriidae (Bivalvia:Pteriomorphia)". <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(3): 183-192. </li> <li> Wada, K. ; Komaru, A. (1985). Karyotypes in Five Species of the Pteriidae (Bivalvia:Pteriomorphia)". <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(3): 183-192. </li> </ol> </section> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer wrapper-horizontal-stripes" data-nosnippet> <div class="horizontal-stripe light-background site-footer__upper"> <div class="container--normal"> <nav class="site-footer__menu"> <div> <a href="/what-is-gbif">What is GBIF?</a> <a href="/developer/summary">API</a> <a href="/faq">FAQ</a> <a href="/newsletters">Newsletter</a> <a href="/terms/privacy-policy">Privacy</a> <a href="/terms">Terms and agreements</a> <a href="/citation-guidelines">Citation</a> <a href="/code-of-conduct">Code of Conduct</a> <a href="/acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a> </div> <div> <a href="/contact-us">Contact</a> <span> <span href=""><span>GBIF Secretariat </span>Universitetsparken 15</span> <span href="">DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø</span> <span href="">Denmark</span> </span> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-stripe site-footer__gbc p-t-1 p-b-1" style="background: #5b5b5b;"> <div class="container--normal"> <nav class="site-footer__menu"> <div style="margin: 0;"> <a href="/news/6PHdgoyIF6RmI7u4VOouuD"> <img src="/img/gbc.svg" style="max-height: 40px; padding: 0 24px;" /> <span style="font-weight: 500;">GBIF</span> <span> is a Global Core Biodata Resource</span> </a> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-stripe site-footer__lower"> <div class="container--normal text-center"> <div class="site-footer__social"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gbifnews" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-facebook"></i></a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/@gbif" rel="me" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-mastodon"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBIF" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-twitter"></i></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbif" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-linkedin"></i></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GBIFvideo" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-youtube"></i></a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/gbif" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-vimeo"></i></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbifs/" class="btn btn-lg btn-circle"><i class="gb-icon-instagram"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-stripe site-footer__bottom"> <div class="container--normal text-center"> <img src="/img/full_logo_white.svg"> </div> </div> </footer> <div gdpr data-nosnippet></div> </div> <div gb-help-overlay data-nosnippet></div> <script type="text/ng-template" id="dropdown.html"> <a href="" dir="auto"> <span ng-bind-html="match.label | uibTypeaheadHighlight:query"></span> </a> </script> <script> window.gb = window.gb || {}; window.gb.locale = 'en'; window.gb.urlPrefix = ''; window.gb.buildVersion = '1744273139762'; </script> <script src="/js/environment.js?v=1744273139762"></script> <script src="/js/base/vendor.js?v=1744273139762"></script> <script src="/js/base/custom.js?v=1744273139762"></script> </body> </html>

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