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Pteriidae

Pteriidae

Family of molluscs

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]

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Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls.

Genera

Genera in the family Pteriidae include:

References

  1. [1]
    Pteriidae Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2010.
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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