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 colymbusAtlantic 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 peaseiswift wing oyster
  • Pteria penguinPenguin's wing oyster
  • Pteria saltata
  • Pteria spectrum
  • Pteria sterna Gould, 1851Pacific wing-oyster
  • Pteria straminea
  • Pteria tortirostris
  • Pteria venezuelensis
Image:Pteria hirundo.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.5|Pteria hirundo in situ.