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Pinctada fucata

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about Pinctada fucata

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 fucata live?

Not recorded

Is Pinctada fucata 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 fucata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyMargaritidae
  6. genusPinctada
  7. SpeciesPinctada fucata (A. A. Gould, 1850)

Synonyms Avicula aerata, Avicula fucata, Avicula lacunata, Avicula martensii, Avicula perviridis, Avicula pica, Pinctada fucata martensi, Pinctada fucata martensii, Pinctada imbricata fucata, Pinctada martensi, Pinctada martensii

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ベニコチョウガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pinctada fucata

Other species in the same genus Pinctada.

Pearl oyster

Pinctada imbricata

MargaritidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pinctada fucata?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pinctada_fucata_2026,
  title = {Pinctada fucata (Pinctada fucata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinctada-fucata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}