WoRMS name details
Margaritifera maxima (Jameson, 1901)
1543164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1543164)
unaccepted
Species
Margaritifera Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pteria (Margaritifera) maxima Jameson, 1901) Jameson, H. L. (1901). On the identity and distribution of the Mother of Pearl Oysters with a revision of the subgenus <i>Margaritifera</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (1): 372-394., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31591344
page(s): 377-379 [details]
page(s): 377-379 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Papua
type locality contained in Gulf of Papua [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Margaritifera maxima (Jameson, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1543164 on 2026-02-27
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(of Pteria (Margaritifera) maxima Jameson, 1901) Jameson, H. L. (1901). On the identity and distribution of the Mother of Pearl Oysters with a revision of the subgenus <i>Margaritifera</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (1): 372-394., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31591344
page(s): 377-379 [details]
page(s): 377-379 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
