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Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN - CSIC
Madrid, Spain

Collected in Broome, Western Australia (Indian Ocean). These oysters can reach 30 cm in diameter, and they produce the largest pearls.

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Title: Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)
Creator Lifespan: 0/0
Type: Dry specimens
Scientific name: Pinctada maxima

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN - CSIC

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