Margaritidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Ostreida, class Bivalvia. The family contains 4 accepted species worldwide.
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Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pinctada margaritifera, the black-lip pearl oyster, is a toofth-hinged bivalve t…
Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849)
Margarites pupillus is a small marine sea snail found along the North American P…
Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley, 1856)
Pinctada mazatlanica is an eastern Pacific pearl oyster with iridescent nacre th…
Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814)
Pinctada radiata is a pearl oyster harvested for pearls, edible flesh and shell,…
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Margarites helicinus is a small marine gastropod with a distinctively shaped, sh…
Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 is an almost cosmopolitan bivalve species in the…
Margaritidae animals belong to the Ostreida order in the Animalia kingdom. A distinctive trait of this species is that its hinge has no teeth. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Margaritidae is classified in the order Ostreida, class Bivalvia, phylum Mollusca. The shell surface is very bright, shining, polished, and smooth, with the exception of fine, nearly indistinct concentric lines that run around the umbilicus.
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