#family_Pteriidae__Pteriidae pearl oysters
supertype: mollusk_family__molluskfamily a family of mollusks
member of: class_Bivalvia
member: genus_Pinctada__Pinctada pearl oysters
member: pearl_oyster__pearloyster__Pinctada_margaritifera tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North and Central America; a major source of pearls
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