Pinctada

Translingual thumb|Pinctada margaritifera species Pinctada margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster), with natural pearl Etymology mul Proper noun 1 f genus family Pteriidae certain saltwater oysters, including several from which pearls are harvested Hypernyms genus ; Bivalvia class class; Pteriomorphia subclass subclass; Pterioida order order; Pteriidae family (or Margaritidae family) family Hyponyms genus Pinctada margaritifera species (black-lipped oyster) type species; Pinctada albina species (pale pearl oyster, Shark Bay shell, Aragura shell), Pinctada capensis species (Cape pearl oyster), Pinctada fucata species (Akoya pearl oyster), Pinctada imbricata species (Gulf pearl oyster), Pinctada longisquamosa species (scaly pearl oyster), Pinctada maculata species (pipi pearl oyster, spotted pearl oyster), Pinctada mazatlanica species (Panama pearl oyster), Pinctada maxima species (silver-lipped pearl oyster, gold-lipped oyster), Pinctada nigra species, Pinctada radiata species (Gulf pearl oyster, Atlantic pearl oyster, rayed pearl oyster), Pinctada sugillata species selected other species References 1 1 1