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Family: Pteriidae pearl oysters (See list of species below)

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29 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Isognomon fimbriatus []	No picture found Pterelectroma physoides []	No picture found Pteria antelata []
No picture found Pteria attilatomasi []	Pteria avicula []	Pteria avicular [Swift wing oyster]
Pteria brevialata [Ocarina wing shell]	No picture found Pteria brunnea []	No picture found Pteria carchariarum []
No picture found Pteria chinensis []	Pteria colymbus [Atlantic wing-oyster]	No picture found Pteria cookei []
No picture found Pteria coturnix []	No picture found Pteria crocea []	No picture found Pteria dendronephthya []
No picture found Pteria dendronepthya []	No picture found Pteria falcata []	No picture found Pteria gregata []
Pteria hirundo [European wing oyster]	No picture found Pteria lata []	No picture found Pteria levitata []
No picture found Pteria longisquamosa [Scaly wing-oyster]	Pteria loveni []	No picture found Pteria marmorata []
Pteria penguin [Penguin wing oyster]	No picture found Pteria producta []	No picture found Pteria sterna [Pacific wing-oyster]
Pteria tortirostris []	No picture found Pteria vitrea [Glassy wing-oyster]

29 Species of Family Pteriidae
(pearl oysters)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Isognomon fimbriatus		Western Central Pacific
Pterelectroma physoides		Western Central Pacific
Pteria antelata		Western Pacific
Pteria attilatomasi		Western Atlantic.	5.2 DL
Pteria avicula		Southwest Pacific
Pteria avicular	Swift wing oyster	Indo-West Pacific from M	13 ShL
Pteria brevialata	Ocarina wing shell	Western Pacific.
Pteria brunnea		Eastern Central Pacific
Pteria carchariarum		Indo-Pacific.
Pteria chinensis		Indo-Pacific.
Pteria colymbus	Atlantic wing-oyster	Western Atlantic.
Pteria cookei		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pteria coturnix		Western Central Pacific
Pteria crocea		Western Central Pacific
Pteria dendronephthya		Western Pacific
Pteria dendronepthya		Western Central Pacific
Pteria falcata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pteria gregata		Western Central Pacific
Pteria hirundo	European wing oyster	Mediterranean Sea
Pteria lata		Indo-West Pacific.
Pteria levitata		Western Pacific
Pteria longisquamosa	Scaly wing-oyster	Western Atlantic.
Pteria loveni		Western Pacific
Pteria marmorata		Indo-West Pacific
Pteria penguin	Penguin wing oyster	Indo-West Pacific	30 SHL
Pteria producta		Western Central Pacific
Pteria sterna	Pacific wing-oyster	Eastern Pacific.
Pteria tortirostris		Western Pacific
Pteria vitrea	Glassy wing-oyster	Western Atlantic.

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