Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed...

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:...

Pinctada margaritifera, commonly known as the black-lip pearl oyster, is a species of pearl oyster, a saltwater mollusk, a marine bivalve mollusk in the...

Pinctada fucata, the Akoya pearl oyster (阿古屋貝), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. Some authorities classify...

Pinctada radiata, commonly known as the Atlantic pearl-oyster or the Gulf pearl oyster is a species of pearl oyster distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific...

black pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera is far more abundant than the elusive, rare, and larger south sea pearl oyster Pinctada maxima, which cannot...

Pinctada mazatlanica is a species of tropical marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. It is known by the English common names...

Pinctada albina is a species of pearl oyster of the genus Pinctada, known as the Shark Bay shell. Another common name is the Arafura shell, endemic to...

and the Tahitian pearls, which are produced by Pinctada margaritifera (black-lipped oysters) and Pinctada maxima (gold-lipped and white-lipped oysters)...

known as akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm in size, hence akoya pearls larger...

Pinctada imbricata is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pteriidae. The species has almost cosmopolitan distribution. "Pinctada imbricata Röding...

(90–97 °F). The Gulf of Mannar is known for its pearl banks of Pinctada radiata and Pinctada fucata for at least 2,000 years. Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE)...

pearl (or black pearl) is an organic gem formed from the black lip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera). These pearls derive their name from the fact that they...

Pinctada longisquamosa, sometimes called scaly pearl oysters, are a small species of pearl oyster found in the western Atlantic. They are distinguished...

species. The Gulf of Mannar is known for its pearl banks of Pinctada radiata and Pinctada fucata for at least two thousand years. Pliny the Elder (23–79)...

best natural pearls are produced by marine pearl oysters, Pinctada margaritifera and Pinctada mertensi, which live in the tropical and subtropical waters...

date 2022 Reverse Design Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, South Sea pearl (Pinctada maxima), Mindanao design for T'nalak (Ikat-dyed abaca) Designer Studio...

truncata Pholas dactylus Placunidae - windowpane oysters, not true oysters Pinctada Soft-shell clam Chiton magnificus Gumboot chiton Katharina tunicata West...

California and Baja California Pinctada imbricata, a synonym for Pinctada fucata, the Akoya pearl oyster, a species in the genus Pinctada found in the Red Sea,...

largillierti Grooved carpet shell Sessile bivalves Oyster Mussel Pearl oyster Pinctada maxima Freshwater bivalves Freshwater pearl mussel Cephalopods Octopus...

is also nicknamed Pearl of the Andaman, on the ground, the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima is the provincial aquatic animal. Phuket Island (Ko Phuket), the...

pearls of commercial value. The largest pearl-bearing oyster is the marine Pinctada maxima, which is roughly the size of a dinner plate. Not all individual...

independence; Philippine Medal of Honor Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Sulu Sea; Pinctada maxima, South Sea pearl; Mindanao design for T'nalak (Ikat-dyed abaca)...

1977. It competes with a collection of the black-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) and shellfish, which are dominated by the strombid gastropod...

akoya (Calliostoma akoya), a species of sea snail Akoya pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata), a species of pearl oyster LISA Akoya, a single engine light aircraft...

somatic cells and the yolk, respectively (see below). In the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, an additional subunit resembling Lymnaea soma ferritin is associated...

responsible for directed formation of calcite in the shell of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. Tsukamoto, D; Sarashina, I; Endo, K (2004). "Structure and expression...

thalassocratic Sultanate of Sulu have a gold colored variety from the Pinctada maxima Pearl oyster. This golden pearl is the national gemstone of the...

pearl having a grey dull color, and not necessarily the pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera. Lord Chanthakinnaree then renamed the realm Mueang Mukdahan...

jefferyi) July 4, 1995 Proclamation No. 615 National gem Philippine pearl (Pinctada maxima) October 15, 1996 Proclamation No. 905 National martial art and...