Pteria (bivalve)
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Pteria is a genus of molluscs in the family Pteriidae
. The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing-oysters or winged oysters.
Pteriidae
Pteriidae is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater clams. They are pearl oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Pterioida.Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls....
. The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing-oysters or winged oysters.
Selected species
- Pteria colymbusPteria colymbusPteria colymbus, or the Atlantic winged oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pteriidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Bermuda and Brazil....
(Roding, 1798) — Atlantic wing-oyster - Pteria hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
- Pteria longisquamosa Dunker, 1852
- Pteria sterna Gould, 1851 — Pacific wing-oyster
- Pteria vitrea Reeve, 1857