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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 236901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pinctada spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 236 Pteriidae (pearl oysters) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): PEARL OYSTERS Common Names List: pearl oyster Organism Type: a pearl oyster Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 23 236000     Pteriidae Child Codes: 23 236001     Pinctada albina 23 236029     Pinctada chemnitzi 23 236012     Pinctada imbricata fucata 23 236007     Pinctada maculata 23 236002     Pinctada margaritifera 23 236003     Pinctada maxima 23 236042     Pinctada reeveana 23 236904     Pinctada spp. (except for Pinctada maxima) Previous Codes (if any): 00 653005, 653005

Taxon Notes:	This code includes ALL species in this genus. For data recording of Pinctada species EXCLUDING P. maxima, please use code 23 236904. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 653005 (FISHLIST 653005).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a3eb5dfc-9271-4a53-b0c3-567d8421027d Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 79591 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138396 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-11-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Scientific Name verified against:

Huber, M., 2010, Compendium of Bivalves. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany 901pp.