Taxonomy and Phylogeny. They found in depths of up Subsequent examinations of species-level taxonomy within the genus Pinctada 23 using multiple nuclear and mitochondrial loci, found that P. mazatlanica formed an unresolved clade with P . The taxonomy of pearl oysters has been traditionally based. Pinctada species Pinctada maxima Name Synonyms Pinctada anomioides (Reeve, 1857) Pinctada anomoides Pteria maxima Jameson, 1901 Homonyms Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) Common names Große Perlmuschel in German black silver pearl oyster in English

Incorporated in 1988, PPA membership includes 100% of all Pinctada maxima pearl oyster licensees, covering all licenses issued under the legislation that operate within the Australian North-west Bioregion.

maxima, P, margaritifera and P. fucata: a chmnologjcal summary of synonyms (after Hynd 1955; Rao and 1974). CHAPTER II TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION 2.1 Taxonomy. Pinctada maxima: Taxonomy navigation › Pinctada. Pinctada margaritifera is a well-known mollusk species of the Indo-Pacific region that produces gray to black pearls. However the name Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) is in usage and, even if the provisions of ICZN art. Taxonomy or 1'. Pinctada mnxima (Jamesoa 1901.) The true pearl oyster belongs to the genus Pinctada (Roding) under the family Pteriidae, order Dysodonta.
In recent years electrophoretic methods have been used to differentiate species and identify Table 1. northwest region. 2.1.

For pearl production, pearl oyster seeds from foreign pearl oysters as well as hybrids between native and such foreign pearl oysters are produced in Japanese hatcheries. Both natural and cultured P. margaritifera pearls are noted for their characteristic UV-visible spectra. Taxonomy The earlier name Pinctada anomioides (Reeve, 1857) has been put forward by Huber (2010: 602) as the valid name to be used for this species. Pearl oysters belonging to the genus Pinctada (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) are widely distributed between the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic. The Pearl Producers Association (PPA) is the peak representative organisation of The Australian South Sea Pearling Industry. Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) 2.1.1.Distribution and Taxonomic position The present of Pinctada maximautilize was recorded for the first time in northern Australian waters.
on shell features (shape and colour) (Hertlein and Cox.

Pinctada maximaAustralia’s . Pinctada maxima) pearling industry in Western Australia.

Pearls are formed when a pearl oyster coats any hard particle entering it with layers of nacre, a form of calcium carbonate.

2.3.3.3 Distribution. In comparison with other Pinctada species, the colour range of cultured pearls from P. margaritifera overlaps those produced by both P. maxima and P. fucata. Katsuhiko T. Wada, Ilya Tëmkin, in The Pearl Oyster, 2008.

THE NCBI Taxonomy database allows browsing of the taxonomy tree, which contains a classification of organisms. It is native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region and is used in the culture of pearls

This report contains information relevant to assist the assessment of the Western Australia’s pearling industry focuses on South Sea pearls from the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima.It belongs to the Family Pteriidae, a small family of bivalve molluscs. They are commonly called the silver-lipped or gold-lipped and produce the famous South Sea Pearl (SSP). However, it is very difficult to identify these pearl oysters and hybrids based on morphological measurements.