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Genus of bivalves
Pteria is a genus of
molluscs in the family
Pteriidae.
[2] 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:
[1]
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Pteria admirabilis Wang, 2002
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Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
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Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819)
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Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
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Pteria bernhardi (Iredale, 1939)
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Pteria broomei Huber, 2010
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Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)
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Pteria bulliformis Wang, 2002
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Pteria colymbus (Roding, 1798) — Atlantic wing-oyster
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Pteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997
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Pteria dendronephthya Habe, 1960
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Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857)
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Pteria formosa (Reeve, 1857)
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Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
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Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
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Pteria hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
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Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997
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Pteria lata (Gray in Eyre, 1845)
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Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939)
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Pteria maccullochi (Iredale, 1939)
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Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857)
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Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872) ‒ swift wing oyster
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Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798) — Penguin's wing oyster
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Pteria saltata (Iredale, 1931)
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Pteria spectrum (Reeve, 1857)
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Pteria sterna Gould, 1851 — Pacific wing-oyster
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Pteria straminea (Dunker, 1852)
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Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1849)
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Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
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References
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c Bouchet, Philippe (2013).
"Pteria". WoRMS.
World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 22.