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Family: Pteriidae pearl oysters



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30 species (see list below)
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Isognomon fimbriatus
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Pterelectroma physoides
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Pteria antelata
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Pteria attilatomasi
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Southwest Pacific

Pteria avicula (Hotten, 1802)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pteria avicula
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific from M
Max. Length 13 cm ShL
Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Pteria avicular
[Swift wing oyster]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific.

Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872)

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Pteria brevialata
[Ocarina wing shell]
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Pteria brunnea
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Pteria carchariarum
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Pteria chinensis
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O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic.

Pteria colymbus (Roding, 1798)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Pteria colymbus
[Atlantic wing-oyster]
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Pteria cookei
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Pteria coturnix
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Pteria crocea
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Pteria dendronephthya
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Pteria dendronepthya
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Pteria falcata
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Pteria gregata
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FAO

Mediterranean Sea

Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pteria hirundo
[European wing oyster]
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Pteria lata
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Pteria levitata
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Pteria longisquamosa
[Scaly wing-oyster]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific

Pteria loveni (Dunker, 1872)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pteria loveni
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Pteria marmorata
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FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SHL
Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)

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Pteria penguin
[Penguin wing oyster]
No picture found
 
Pteria physoides
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Pteria producta
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Pteria sterna
[Pacific wing-oyster]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific

Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1848)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pteria tortirostris
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Pteria vitrea
[Glassy wing-oyster]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Isognomon fimbriatus Western Central Pacific 1859
Pterelectroma physoides Western Central Pacific 1819
Pteria antelata Western Pacific 1939
Pteria attilatomasi Western Atlantic. 5.2 DL 2001
Pteria avicula Southwest Pacific 1802
Pteria avicular Swift wing oyster Indo-West Pacific from M 13 ShL 1802
Pteria brevialata Ocarina wing shell Western Pacific. 1872
Pteria brunnea Eastern Central Pacific 1863
Pteria carchariarum Indo-Pacific. 1901
Pteria chinensis Indo-Pacific. 1814
Pteria colymbus Atlantic wing-oyster Western Atlantic. 1798
Pteria cookei Eastern Indian Ocean 1997
Pteria coturnix Western Central Pacific 1879
Pteria crocea Western Central Pacific 1819
Pteria dendronephthya Western Pacific 1960
Pteria dendronepthya Western Central Pacific 1860
Pteria falcata Eastern Indian Ocean 1819
Pteria gregata Western Central Pacific 1857
Pteria hirundo European wing oyster Mediterranean Sea 1758
Pteria lata Indo-West Pacific. 1845
Pteria levitata Western Pacific 1939
Pteria longisquamosa Scaly wing-oyster Western Atlantic. 1852
Pteria loveni Western Pacific 1872
Pteria marmorata Indo-West Pacific 1857
Pteria penguin Penguin wing oyster Indo-West Pacific 30 SHL 1798
Pteria physoides Indo-West Pacific 1819
Pteria producta Western Central Pacific 1857
Pteria sterna Pacific wing-oyster Eastern Pacific. 1851
Pteria tortirostris Western Pacific 1848
Pteria vitrea Glassy wing-oyster Western Atlantic. 1857



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