Pteria

See also: pteria

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin pteria, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)

Proper noun

Pteria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – the winged oysters.

Hypernyms

(genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pterioida - order; Pteriidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pteria colymbus - Atlantic wing-oyster, Pteria hirundo, Pteria longisquamosa, Pteria sterna - Pacific wing-oyster, Pteria vitrea - selected species. For more see World Registry of Marine Species

Further reading

Pteria (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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