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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

pearl oysters  

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  • Information Oysters of family Pteriidae (Pinctada spp.) used in pearl culture for the "artificial" production of pearls. Characterized by a shell made of aragonite instead of calcite.

    Created: 10/15/19

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