Pteria penguin

Pteria penguin
Pteria penguin live from Maldives
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pteriida
Family: Pteriidae
Genus: Pteria
Species:
P. penguin
Binomial name
Pteria penguin
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
List
  • Austropteria maccullochi Iredale, 1939
  • Austropteria perscitula Iredale, 1939
  • Avicula lotorium Lamarck, 1819
  • Avicula macroptera Lamarck, 1819
  • Avicula peasei Dunker, 1872
  • Avicula radiata Pease, 1862
  • Avicula semisagitta Lamarck, 1819
  • Avicula vespertilio Deshayes, 1830
  • Magnavicula bennetti Iredale, 1939
  • Pinctada penguin Röding, 1798
  • Pteria macroptera
  • Pteria semisagitta (Lamarck, 1819)

Pteria penguin, commonly known as the penguin's wing oyster, is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. It is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific region and is used for the production of cultured pearls. The generic name comes from Greek πτερον (pteron) meaning wing.

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