Pteriidae
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Pteriidae, also called the feather oysters, is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater oysters. They are pearl oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Pteriida.[1]
Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls.
Genera
Genera in the family Pteriidae include:
- Crenatula Lamarck, 1803
- Electroma Stoliczka, 1871
- Pinctada Röding, 1798
- Pteria Scopoli, 1777 - winged oysters
- Vulsella Röding, 1798
References
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- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Template:ISBN