Pearl producing Indian species is

Pinctada vulgaris

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Pinctada indica

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Ostrea indica

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Ostrea vulgaris

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Solution

The correct option is A Pinctada vulgaris
Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters belonging to family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. It is marine bivalve mollusks. It produces pearl. Pinctada vulgaris is the pearl producing Indian species.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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