Information on species and countries where natural pearls are found.
Australia Where are pearls found?
| Country/Area/Body of Water | Mollusk |
| New South Wales | Pinctada maxima (White-lipped oyster, gold-lipped oyster) |
| Northern Territory | Pinctada maxima |
| Queensland--Cairns | Pinctada maxima |
| Queensland--Cooktown | Pinctada maxima |
| Queesland--Thursday Island | Pinctada maxima |
| Torres Strait | Pinctada maxima |
| Western Australia--Broome | Pinctada maxima |
| Western Australia--Burrup Peninsula | Pinctada maxima |
| Western Australia--Cygnet Bay, Deep Water Point, Talbot Bay, Willie Creek | Pinctada maxima |
| Western Australia--Exmouth Gulf, King Sound, Kuri Bay, Montebello Island, Pender Bay, Roebuck Bay | Pinctada maxima |
| Western Australia--Shark Bay | Pinctada albino (Arafur pearl oyster) |
Canada Where are pearls found?
| British Columbia--Faumfield Marine Station, Burnaby | Abalone: Haliotis kamtschatkana (Pinto abalone) |
China--Freshwater
| Guangdong--LiuSha Gang | Cristaria plicata (River shell, wrinkle shell), Hyriopsis cumingi (Triangle shell) |
| Guangdong--Chenghai, Nan Ao, Shantou | Hyriopsis cumingi |
| Guangxi | Hyriopsis cumingi, Hyriopsis schlegi |
| Jiangsu--Changzhou | Hyriopsis sumingi |
| Jiangsu--Lake Taihu and nearby ponds | Hyriopsis cumingi |
| Zhejiang--Shaoxing, Zhuji | Hyriopsis cumingi, Hyriopsis schlegi (Biwa perly mussel) |
China--Saltwater
| Guangdong--Chenghai | Pinctada fucata (Chinese Akoya oyster) |
| Guangdong--LiuSha Gang | Pinctada fucata |
| Guangxi--Beihai | Pinctada fucata |
| Guangxi--Hepu | Pinctada fucata |
Cook Islands
| Cook Islands | Pinctada maculata (Maculated pearl oyster) |
| Cook Islands | Pinctada margaritfera, var. cumingi (Black-lipped oyster |
| Cook Islands | Pinctada maxima |
French Polynesia Where are pearls found?
| Anuanuraro | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Gambier Islands--Mangareva | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Ahe | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Aratika | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Apataki, Arutua, Faaite, Fakarawa, Kauehi, Makemo, Nego Nego, Rangiroa | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Hikueru, Takapoto, Takaroa, Takume | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Kaukura, South Marutea | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
| Tuamotu Archipelago--Manihia | Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi |
Indonesia Where are pearls found?
| Flores | Pinctada maxima |
| Irian Jaya--Sorong, Wageo | Pinctada maxima |
| Maluku--Aru, Ceram | Pinctada maxima |
| Maluku--Bacan, Dobo, Halmahera, Tanimbar, Tual | Pinctada maxima |
| Nusa Tenggara Barat--Gili Air | Pinctada maxima |
| Sulawasi--Banggai, Togian | Pinctada maxima |
| Sumatra--Lampung | Pinctada maxima |
| Sumbawa | Pinctada maxima |
| Timor--Kupang | Pinctada maxima |
Japan--Freshwater
| Lake Biwa | Hyriopsis schlegeli |
| Lake Kasumiga | Hyriopsis cumingi--Hyriopsis schlegeli hybrid |
Mexico Where are pearls found?
| Baja California | Pteria sterna (Western winged pearl oyster) |
| Baja California--La Paz | Pinctada mazatlanica (Panamanian pearl oyster) |
| Guyamas | Pinctada mazatlanica |
North America
| Pacific Coast | Abalone: Haliotis rufescens (Red abalone), H. fulgens (Green abalone) |
Philippines Where are pearls found?
| Mindanao--Davao, Zamboanga | Pinctada maxima |
| Palawan: Surigao Strait | Pinctada maxima |
| Visayan Islands--Bohl, Cebu, Panay | Pinctada maxima |
South Africa
| South Africa | Abalone: Haliotis |
United States--Freshwater
| Tennessee--Kentucky Lake, Tennessee River | Megalonaias Nervosa |
| Texas--San Angelo | Megalonaias Nervosa |
United States--Saltwater
| Hawaii | Pinctada margaritifera |
Vietnam--Freshwater
| Ho Tay | Cristaria plicata |
Vietnam--Saltwater
| Vietnam | Pinctada fucata |