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Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. These oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".
Pinctada imbricata : shell roundish, thin, flattened to moderately inflated, inequivalve. Hinge with 2 wing-like projections, posterior projection shorter than that of Pteria colymbus. Periostracum with flat, scale-like projections aligned concentrically. Colour: externally tan, brown, or purplish, with greenish cast, internally nacreous.
Can be found attached to rocks or other hard substrates. Small specimens found in rock-pools between tide-marks.
Highly commercial human uses.
Host of Bucephalus margaritae Ozaki & Ishibashi, 1934 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymPinctada martensi)
Host of Lophotaspis margaritiferae (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Ward & Hopkins, 1931 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: adult (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Musalia herdmani Shipley & Hornell, 1904 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Muttua margaritiferae Shipley & Hornell, 1904 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Tylocephalum ludificans Jameson, 1912 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Host of Tylocephalum minus Jameson, 1912 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Synonymised names:
Avicula (Meleagrina) horrida Dunker, 1872 (synonym)
Avicula (Meleagrina) japonica Dunker, 1879 (junior homonym of Avicula martensii Dunker, 1852)
Avicula (Meleagrina) martensii Dunker, 1880 (synonym)
Avicula aerata Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula alaperdicis Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula flabellum Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula fucata Gould, 1850 (synonym)
Avicula lacunata Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula occa Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula perviridis Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula savignyi (Monterosato, 1884) (synonym)
Avicula squamosa Deshayes, 1830 (synonym)
Avicula squamulosa Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Margarita crocata Swainson, 1831
Margaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Meleagrina imbricata (Röding, 1798)
Meleagrina vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Perlamater vulgaris Schumacher, 1817 (synonym)
Pinctada fucata martensi Dunker, 1880 (misspelling)
Pinctada fucata martensii (Dunker, 1880)
Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798· accepted, alternate representation
Pinctada martensi (misspelling)
Pinctada martensii (Dunker, 1880)
Pinctada vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Pteria crocata (Swainson, 1831)
Pteria imbricata (Röding, 1798)
Pteria vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Direct children:
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata fucata (Gould, 1850)
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1814)
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 represented as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. These oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".
Pinctada imbricata : shell roundish, thin, flattened to moderately inflated, inequivalve. Hinge with 2 wing-like projections, posterior projection shorter than that of Pteria colymbus. Periostracum with flat, scale-like projections aligned concentrically. Colour: externally tan, brown, or purplish, with greenish cast, internally nacreous.
Can be found attached to rocks or other hard substrates. Small specimens found in rock-pools between tide-marks.
Highly commercial human uses.
Host of Bucephalus margaritae Ozaki & Ishibashi, 1934 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymPinctada martensi)
Host of Lophotaspis margaritiferae (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Ward & Hopkins, 1931 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: adult (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Musalia herdmani Shipley & Hornell, 1904 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Muttua margaritiferae Shipley & Hornell, 1904 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva (from synonymMargaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817))
Host of Tylocephalum ludificans Jameson, 1912 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Host of Tylocephalum minus Jameson, 1912 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Synonymised names:
Avicula (Meleagrina) horrida Dunker, 1872 (synonym)
Avicula (Meleagrina) japonica Dunker, 1879 (junior homonym of Avicula martensii Dunker, 1852)
Avicula (Meleagrina) martensii Dunker, 1880 (synonym)
Avicula aerata Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula alaperdicis Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula flabellum Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula fucata Gould, 1850 (synonym)
Avicula lacunata Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula occa Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula perviridis Reeve, 1857 (synonym)
Avicula savignyi (Monterosato, 1884) (synonym)
Avicula squamosa Deshayes, 1830 (synonym)
Avicula squamulosa Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Margarita crocata Swainson, 1831
Margaritifera vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Meleagrina imbricata (Röding, 1798)
Meleagrina vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Perlamater vulgaris Schumacher, 1817 (synonym)
Pinctada fucata martensi Dunker, 1880 (misspelling)
Pinctada fucata martensii (Dunker, 1880)
Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798· accepted, alternate representation
Pinctada martensi (misspelling)
Pinctada martensii (Dunker, 1880)
Pinctada vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Pteria crocata (Swainson, 1831)
Pteria imbricata (Röding, 1798)
Pteria vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
Direct children:
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata fucata (Gould, 1850)
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1814)
Subspecies Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 represented as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
