Pteria (bivalve)
# Pteria (bivalve)

Pteria is a genus of molluscs in the family Pteriidae. The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing-oysters or winged oysters.

## Selected species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:

* Pteria admirabilis Wang, 2002
* Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819)
* Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
* Pteria bernhardi (Iredale, 1939)
* Pteria broomei Huber, 2010
* Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)
* Pteria bulliformis Wang, 2002
* Pteria colymbus (Roding, 1798) — Atlantic wing-oyster
* Pteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997
* Pteria dendronephthya Habe, 1960
* Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857)
* Pteria formosa (Reeve, 1857)
* Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
* Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
* Pteria hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
* Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997
* Pteria lata (Gray in Eyre, 1845)
* Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939)
* Pteria maccullochi (Iredale, 1939)
* Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857)
* Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872) ‒ swift wing oyster
* Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798) — Penguin's wing oyster
* Pteria saltata (Iredale, 1931)
* Pteria spectrum (Reeve, 1857)
* Pteria sterna Gould, 1851 — Pacific wing-oyster
* Pteria straminea (Dunker, 1852)
* Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1849)
* Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
