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Pinctada margaritifera
Black-lip Pearl Shell
Margaritidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1998
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pinctada margaritifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 200 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Kunene Region, Namibia
(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Shushah
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Red Sea, EG
(c) Martin Scheidleder, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-28
Queensland, AU
(c) Cassy Nancarrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pinctada margaritifera. BPBM 280438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280438.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026