Pinctada margaritifera in Eastern Philippines
 
Reference no. Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
Ecosystem Eastern Philippines
Status native
Abundance
Lifestage adults
Regional database
Remarks Known throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821); reported from the Calamianes Islands (Ref. 8295) and Cebu where meat is eaten and shell is manufactured into buttons and other decorative items. Often used as mother shell for cultured shells (Ref. 80041). C:

( e.g. cephalopods )
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