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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | Pteriidae |
| Genus: | Pinctada |
| Species: | P. fucata
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| Pinctada fucata | |
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Pinctada fucata, the Akoya pearl oyster (阿古屋貝), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. Some authorities classify this oyster as Pinctada fucata martensii (Gould, 1850).[1] It is native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region and is used in the culture of pearls.
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe (2013). "Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-15.