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Pteriidae
Family of molluscs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Feather oysters, Scientific classification ...
Feather oysters | |
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A live individual of Pteria hirundo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pteriida |
Superfamily: | Pterioidea |
Family: | Pteriidae Gray, 1847 |
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Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls.