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Pteria Scopoli, 1777

1314598 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1314598)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Pterioida (Order)
  6. Pteriidae (Family)
  7. Pteria (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Austropteria Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
Magnavicula Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ptenia Paetel, 1875 · unaccepted
Rhynchopterus Gabb, 1864 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Pteria admirabilis Wang, 2002
  2. Species Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
  3. Species Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819)
  4. Species Pteria avicula (Holten, 1802)
  5. Species Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  6. Species Pteria bennetti Iredale, 1939
  7. Species Pteria bernhardi (Iredale, 1939)
  8. Species Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872)
  9. Species Pteria broomei Huber, 2010
  10. Species Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)
  11. Species Pteria bulliformis Wang, 2002
  12. Species Pteria chinensis Leach, 1814
  13. Species Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798)
  14. Species Pteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  15. Species Pteria coturnix (Dunker, 1872)
  16. Species Pteria crassicardia Tate
  17. Species Pteria crocata (Swainson, 1831)
  18. Species Pteria cypsellus (Dunker, 1872)
  19. Species Pteria dendronephthya Habe, 1960
  20. Species Pteria ecandata Sandberger
  21. Species Pteria falcata (Lamarck, 1819)
  22. Species Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857)
  23. Species Pteria formosa (Reeve, 1857)
  24. Species Pteria fragilis (Defrance, 1816)
  25. Species Pteria fuscopurpurea (Smith, 1876)
  26. Species Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
  27. Species Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  28. Species Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  30. Species Pteria imbricata
  31. Species Pteria inaequivalvis (J. Sowerby, 1819)
  32. Species Pteria iridescens Reeve
  33. Species Pteria lata (Gray in Eyre, 1845)
  34. Species Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939)
  35. Species Pteria longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852)
  36. Species Pteria lotorium Lamarck, 1819
  37. Species Pteria maccullochi Iredale, 1939
  38. Species Pteria macroptera
  39. Species Pteria malleoides (Reeve, 1857)
  40. Species Pteria margaritifera Linnaeus
  41. Species Pteria marmorata Reeve
  42. Species Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857)
  43. Species Pteria occa Reeve, 1857
  44. Species Pteria papilionacea Lamarck
  45. Species Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872)
  46. Species Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)
  47. Species Pteria phalaenacea Lamarck
  48. Species Pteria physoides (Lamarck, 1819)
  49. Species Pteria placunoides
  50. Species Pteria saltata (Iredale, 1931)
  51. Species Pteria scabriuscula (Reeve, 1857)
  52. Species Pteria semisagitta (Lamarck, 1819)
  53. Species Pteria sibogae Prashad, 1932
  54. Species Pteria spadicea
  55. Species Pteria spectrum (Reeve, 1857)
  56. Species Pteria stamphalis Deshayes
  57. Species Pteria stampinensis (Deshayes, 1858)
  58. Species Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851)
  59. Species Pteria straminea (Dunker, 1852)
  60. Species Pteria tarentina Lamarck
  61. Species Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1849)
  62. Species Pteria triangularis Prashad, 1932
  63. Species Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
  64. Species Pteria vitrea (Reeve, 1857)
  65. Species Pteria vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
  66. Species Pteria zebra Reeve, 1857
  67. Species Pteria attilatomasi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 accepted as Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
  68. Species Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961 accepted as Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851)
  69. Species Pteria carchariarum Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819)
  70. Species Pteria castanea (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  71. Species Pteria inquinata (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  72. Species Pteria loveni (Dunker, 1879) accepted as Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
  73. Species Pteria mauritii Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (Gould, 1850)
  74. Species Pteria maxima Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901)
  75. Species Pteria nataliensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (Gould, 1850)
  76. Species Pteria panasesae Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (Gould, 1850)
  77. Species Pteria pitcairnensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (Gould, 1850)
  78. Species Pteria producta (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  79. Species Pteria rositae Hertlein, 1928 accepted as Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851)
  80. Species Pteria savignyi (Deshayes, 1830) accepted as Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
  81. Species Pteria tomlini Prashad, 1932 accepted as Pteria physoides (Lamarck, 1819)
  82. Species Pteria viridizona Dall, 1916 accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852)
  83. Species Pteria xanthia Schwengel, 1942 accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852)
marine
recent + fossil
Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 397 [details] 
IRMNG (2026). Pteria Scopoli, 1777. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1314598 on 2026-10-03
Date
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 397 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Avicula Bruguière, 1792) Ency. Méth. (Tabl. Vers.), pl
page(s): 177 [details] 

original description (of Rhynchopterus Gabb, 1864 †) Geol. Surv. Calif., Pal., 1, sect. 2
page(s): 31 [details] 

original description (of Schelonia Nalivkin, 1947 †) Nalivkin, D.V. (1947). Class Lamellibranchiata. Pp. 134-147 in Атлас руководящих форм ископаемых фаун СССР. Том 3. Девонская система [Atlas of Guide Fossil Fauna of the USSR. Volume 3. Devonian System]. Moscow. , available online at https://www.geokniga.org/bookfiles/geokniga-atlasrukovodyashchihformiskopaemyhfaunsssrtom3devonskayasistema.pdf
page(s): 141 [details] 

original description (of Pskovia Nalivkin, 1947 †) Nalivkin, D.V. (1947). Class Lamellibranchiata. Pp. 134-147 in Атлас руководящих форм ископаемых фаун СССР. Том 3. Девонская система [Atlas of Guide Fossil Fauna of the USSR. Volume 3. Devonian System]. Moscow. , available online at https://www.geokniga.org/bookfiles/geokniga-atlasrukovodyashchihformiskopaemyhfaunsssrtom3devonskayasistema.pdf
page(s): 141 [details] 

original description (of Ptenia Paetel, 1875) Paetel, F. (1875). Die bisher veröffentlichten Familien- und Gattungsnamen der Mollusken / zusammengestellt von Fr. Paetel. Gebrüder Paetel. Berlin; 229 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10584
page(s): 174 [details] 

original description (of Austropteria Iredale, 1939) Rec. Australian Mus., 18
page(s): 205 [details] 

original description (of Magnavicula Iredale, 1939) Sci. Rep. Gr. Barrier Reef Exped. 1928-29, 5
page(s): 331 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006). Marine, extant (?) + fossil: Triassic to Recent (Sepkoski 2002) [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Magnavicula Iredale, 1939)
To WoRMS (from synonym Avicula Bruguière, 1792)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Austropteria Iredale, 1939)
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