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, 2002Pteria aegyptiaca Pteria atlantica Pteria avicular Pteria bernhardi Pteria broomei Huber, 2010Pteria brunnea Pteria bulliformis Wang, 2002Pteria colymbus — Atlantic wing-oysterPteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997Pteria dendronephthya Habe, 1960Pteria fibrosa Pteria formosa Pteria gregata Pteria heteroptera Pteria hirundo Linnaeus, 1758Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997Pteria lata Pteria levitata Pteria maccullochi Pteria maura Pteria peasei ‒ swift wing oysterPteria penguin — Penguin's wing oysterPteria saltata Pteria spectrum Pteria sterna Gould, 1851 — Pacific wing-oysterPteria straminea Pteria tortirostris- ''Pteria venezuelensis''