Pteriidae, also called the feather oysters, is a
family
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of medium-sized to large saltwater clams. They are pearl oysters,
marine bivalve molluscs in the order
Pteriida.
Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater
pearl
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s.
Genera
Genera in the family Pteriidae include:
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Crenatula
''Crenatula'' is a genus in the family Pteriidae.
References
* Tëmkin I. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea). BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 342
External links
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''Crenatula ...
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Lamarck, 1803
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Electroma''
Stoliczka, 1871
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Pinctada
''Pinctada'' is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".
Pearl oysters are not closely related to eit ...
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Röding, 1798
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Pteria''
Scopoli, 1777 - winged oysters
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Vulsella''
Röding, 1798
References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Bivalve families