Pteria (bivalve)
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.
Selected species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:- Pteria admirabilis Wang, 2002
- Pteria aegyptiaca
- Pteria atlantica
- Pteria avicular
- Pteria bernhardi
- Pteria broomei Huber, 2010
- Pteria brunnea
- Pteria bulliformis Wang, 2002
- Pteria colymbus — Atlantic wing-oyster
- Pteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997
- Pteria dendronephthya Habe, 1960
- Pteria fibrosa
- Pteria formosa
- Pteria gregata
- Pteria heteroptera
- Pteria hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
- Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997
- Pteria lata
- Pteria levitata
- Pteria maccullochi
- Pteria maura
- Pteria peasei ‒ swift wing oyster
- Pteria penguin — Penguin's wing oyster
- Pteria saltata
- Pteria spectrum
- Pteria sterna Gould, 1851 — Pacific wing-oyster
- Pteria straminea
- Pteria tortirostris
- Pteria venezuelensis