WoRMS name details
Pteria (Margaritifera) Jameson, 1901
464529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464529)
unaccepted (junior homonym)
Subgenus
Avicula radiata Leach, 1814 accepted as Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) (type by original designation)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) carchariarum Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) mauritii Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) maxima Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) (original combination)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) natalensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) panasesae Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pteria (Margaritifera) pitcairnensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
marine
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): 372 [details]
page(s): 372 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pteria (Margaritifera) Jameson, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464529 on 2026-03-22
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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): 372 [details]
page(s): 372 [details]
