Pinctada fucata

Pinctada fucata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pteriida
Family:	Pteriidae
Genus:	Pinctada
Species:	P. fucata
Binomial name
	Pinctada fucata; (Gould, 1850)
Synonyms
	Pinctada martensii fucata (Gould, 1850);

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 this oyster as Pinctada fucata martensii (Gould, 1850).^[1] It is native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region and is used in the culture of pearls.

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, Philippe (2013). "Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-15.

[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, Philippe (2013). "Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-15.

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