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Pinctada antiqua

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Pinctada antiqua is a species in the family Margaritidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about Pinctada antiqua

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Pinctada antiqua live?

Not recorded

Is Pinctada antiqua endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Pinctada antiqua classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyMargaritidae
  6. genusPinctada
  7. SpeciesPinctada antiqua (Gabb, 1869)

Synonyms Meleagrina antiqua

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pinctada antiqua

Other species in the same genus Pinctada.

Pearl oyster

Pinctada imbricata

MargaritidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is Pinctada antiqua?

Pinctada antiqua (Pinctada antiqua) belongs to the family Margaritidae in the order Ostreida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pinctada antiqua (Pinctada antiqua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinctada-antiqua

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“Pinctada antiqua (Pinctada antiqua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinctada-antiqua.

BibTeX
@misc{pinctada_antiqua_2026,
  title = {Pinctada antiqua (Pinctada antiqua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinctada-antiqua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}