Which species is known as black lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific, within tropical coral reefs?

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- Read the options: (1) Aplysia dactylomela is a sea hare (a gastropod), not a pearl oyster.
- (2) Dentalium neohexagonum refers to a scaphopod (tusk shell), not a pearl oyster.
- (3) Chaetopleura apiculata is a chiton (polyplacophoran), not a pearl oyster.
- (4) Pinctada margaritifera is the species commonly called the black-lip (or black-lipped) pearl oyster, distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific and associated with tropical coral reef habitats.

Conclusion: the species known as the black-lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs is Pinctada margaritifera (option 4).

FINAL_ANSWER: d

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