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Which one of the following mollusc is cu...

Which one of the following mollusc is cultured in fresh water for producing pearls

A

Pinctada

B

Haliotis

C

Anodonta

D

Mytilus

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Pearls are intensively produced by cultivating pearl oysters. The most important mollusks cultivated for pearls are Pinctada Vulgaris
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