Southwest Pacific pearl

The margin butterfly guy (the white butterfly shellfish), scientific name Pinctada maxima (Jameson) from it produces pearlSouthwest Pacific pearl(South Sea Pearl) with to call, mainly Australia、 Indonesia、 PhilippinesCultivationIt is done.

アコヤガイ、Clo butterfly guy、イケチョウガイThe pearl which and so on is largest in the pearl oyster, is cultivated in case of the アコヤ pearl it is under 11mm, but in case of the Southwest Pacific pearl the or more of 8mm is general.