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Pteria Temporal range: Triassic–Recent |
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| Pteria penguin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pterioida |
| Family: | Pteriidae |
| Genus: |
Pteria Scopoli, 1777 |
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.
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: