eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Pinctada capensis |
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| Common name: |
Cape pearl oyster |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Bivalvia |
Metabranchia |
Pteriomorpha |
Pteriina |
Pteriidae |
Not Defined |
Pinctada |
Pinctada capensis |
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Short Description:
A large squarish oyster which attedhes itself to the substratum with byssal threads and has equal valves banded with dark radiating lines.The outer surface is decorated with concentric,projecring,wavy growth ridges
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Identification
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| Size: |
Up to 330mm |
| Behaviour: |
Specie is welknown as source of both pearls and mother-of-pearl but few pearls af value foun in the Cape specie |
| Diet: |
Filter feeder |
| Distribution: |
Cape Town to Mozambique |
| Depth: |
1-30m |
| Habitat: |
Rock pools and shallow reefs |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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