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Pteria Scopoli, 1777

Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)

138397  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138397)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Ostreida (Order)
  8. Pterioidea (Superfamily)
  9. Pteriidae (Family)
  10. Pteria (Genus)
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Genus
Auricula [sic] · unaccepted
Austropteria Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Magnavicula Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phelopteria Stephenson, 1952 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pteria (Austropteria) Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pteria (Pteria) Scopoli, 1777 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Pteria admirabilis Z.-R. Wang, 2002
  2. Species Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
  3. Species Pteria argentea (Conrad, 1847) †
  4. Species Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819)
  5. Species Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  6. Species Pteria bernhardi (Iredale, 1939)
  7. Species Pteria broomei M. Huber, 2010
  8. Species Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)
  9. Species Pteria bulliformis Z.-R. Wang, 2002
  10. Species Pteria chipolana Dall, 1898 †
  11. Species Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798)
  12. Species Pteria cooki Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  13. Species Pteria crassicardia (Tate, 1886) †
  14. Species Pteria dalli Stephenson, 1936 †
  15. Species Pteria dendronephthya T. Habe, 1960
  16. Species Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857)
  17. Species Pteria formosa (Reeve, 1857)
  18. Species Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
  19. Species Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  20. Species Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  21. Species Pteria howensis Lamprell & Healy, 1997
  22. Species Pteria kitsoni Cox, 1952 †
  23. Species Pteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845)
  24. Species Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939)
  25. Species Pteria maccullochi (Iredale, 1939)
  26. Species Pteria marocana (Freneix, 1972) †
  27. Species Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857)
  28. Species Pteria mira (Zhizhchenko, 1934) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Avicula mira Barrande, 1881)
  29. Species Pteria nasuta (Tate, 1886) †
  30. Species Pteria oneroaensis (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) †
  31. Species Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872)
  32. Species Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)
  33. Species Pteria peregrina (O. Boettger, 1875) †
  34. Species Pteria petropolitana Stenzel & E. K. Krause, 1957 †
  35. Species Pteria rutimeyeri (d'Archiac & Haime, 1854) †
  36. Species Pteria saltata (Iredale, 1931)
  37. Species Pteria spectrum (Reeve, 1857)
  38. Species Pteria spedeni Waterhouse, 1960 †
  39. Species Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851)
  40. Species Pteria straminea (Dunker, 1852)
  41. Species Pteria thomseni Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018 †
  42. Species Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1849)
  43. Species Pteria ussurica (Kiparisova, 1938) †
  44. Species Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
  45. Subgenus Pteria (Austropteria) Iredale, 1939 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Pteria (Austropteria) dendronephthya T. Habe, 1960 accepted as Pteria dendronephthya T. Habe, 1960 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Subgenus Pteria (Electroma) Stoliczka, 1871 accepted as Electroma Stoliczka, 1871
    1. Species Pteria (Electroma) defrancei (Deshayes, 1858) † accepted as Electroma defrancei (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Pteria (Electroma) fragilis (Defrance, 1816) † accepted as Electroma fragilis (Defrance, 1816) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Pteria (Electroma) herouvalensis (Deshayes, 1858) † accepted as Electroma herouvalensis (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Pteria (Electroma) hornesi (Deshayes, 1858) † accepted as Electroma hornesi (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Pteria (Electroma) microptera (Deshayes, 1830) † accepted as Electroma microptera (Deshayes, 1830) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Pteria (Electroma) transversa (Deshayes, 1858) † accepted as Electroma transversa (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Pteria (Electroma) trigonata (Lamarck, 1819) † accepted as Electroma trigonata (Lamarck, 1819) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Subgenus Pteria (Margaritifera) Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada Röding, 1798
    1. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) carchariarum Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
    2. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
    3. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) mauritii Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) maxima Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) (original combination)
    5. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) natalensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) panasesae Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
    7. Species Pteria (Margaritifera) pitcairnensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada maculata (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
  48. Subgenus Pteria (Oxytoma) Meek, 1864 † accepted as Oxytoma Meek, 1864 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  49. Species Pteria attilatomasi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 accepted as Pteria venezuelensis (Dunker, 1872)
  50. Species Pteria avicula [sic] accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (misspelling)
  51. Species Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961 accepted as Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851) (synonym)
  52. Species Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  53. Species Pteria castanea (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  54. Species Pteria chinensis (Leach, 1814) accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  55. Species Pteria coturnix (Dunker, 1879) accepted as Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857)
  56. Species Pteria crocata (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Pinctada crocata (Swainson, 1831)
  57. Species Pteria cypsella (Dunker, 1872) accepted as Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872)
  58. Species Pteria falcata (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Pteria fuscopurpurea (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Electroma fuscopurpurea (E. A. Smith, 1876)
  60. Species Pteria imbricata (Röding, 1798) accepted as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
  61. Species Pteria inquinata (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  62. Species Pteria iridescens (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  63. Species Pteria longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852)
  64. Species Pteria loveni (Dunker, 1879) accepted as Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
  65. Species Pteria macroptera (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)
  66. Species Pteria malleoides (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
  67. Species Pteria margaritata Corazzari & Lucchi-Garavello, 1980 † accepted as Pelsia margaritata (Corazzari & Lucchi-Garavello, 1980) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Pteria margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
  69. Species Pteria marmorata (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  70. Species Pteria multangula (H. C. Lea, 1843) † accepted as Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  71. Species Pteria occa (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pinctada chemnitzii (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  72. Species Pteria physoides (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Pterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819)
  73. Species Pteria placunoides (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819)
  74. Species Pteria problematica J.-H. Chen, 1976 † accepted as Jianchuania problematica (J.-H. Chen, 1976) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Pteria producta (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
  76. Species Pteria rositae Hertlein, 1928 † accepted as Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851) (synonym)
  77. Species Pteria savignyi (Deshayes, 1830) accepted as Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
  78. Species Pteria scabriuscula (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria straminea (Dunker, 1852)
  79. Species Pteria semisagitta (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)
  80. Species Pteria sibogae Prashad, 1932 accepted as Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857)
  81. Species Pteria spadicea (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
  82. Species Pteria tegulata (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pinctada chemnitzii (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
  83. Species Pteria tomlini Prashad, 1932 accepted as Pterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819)
  84. Species Pteria viridizona Dall, 1916 accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852)
  85. Species Pteria vitrea (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  86. Species Pteria vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817) accepted as Pinctada vulgaris (Schumacher, 1817)
  87. Species Pteria xanthia Schwengel, 1942 accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852) (junior synonym)
  88. Species Pteria zebra (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Pterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819)
  89. Subgenus Pteria (Pteria) Scopoli, 1777 represented as Pteria Scopoli, 1777
    1. Species Pteria (Pteria) petropolitana Stenzel & E. K. Krause, 1957 † represented as Pteria petropolitana Stenzel & E. K. Krause, 1957 †
  90. Species Pteria atasuensis Sadykov, 1962 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Pteria clarki C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Pteria guadalupensis Girty, 1909 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  93. Species Pteria inconspicua Gabb, 1877 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Pteria infelix C. A. White, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Pteria invalida C. A. White, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Pteria longiaurita J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Pteria nangqenensis Y.-J. Lu, 1979 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Pteria tianjunensis Y.-J. Lu, 1979 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Pteria triangularis Prashad, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  100. Species Pteria trigona J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Scopoli, G.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem, sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. <em>Pragae. Wolfgang Gerle.</em> Pp i-x + 1-506., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10827 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteria Scopoli, 1777. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138397 on 2025-07-14
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original description Scopoli, G.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem, sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. <em>Pragae. Wolfgang Gerle.</em> Pp i-x + 1-506., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10827 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Avicula Bruguière, 1792) Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): pl. 177 [details] 

original description (of Magnavicula Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635 [details] 

original description (of Austropteria Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 205, 232; note: unavailable name: no description [details] 

original description (of Electroma (Pterelectroma) Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635 [details] 

original description (of Phelopteria Stephenson, 1952 †) Stephenson, L. W. (1952). Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine formation (Cenomanian) of Texas, with Decapod Crustaceans from the Woodbine formation of Texas by H. B. Stenzel. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 242: i–iv + 1–226, 3 loose leaves, 59 pl.
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 64 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 

status source Tëmkin I. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea). <i>BMC Evolutionary Biology</i> 10: 342., available online at http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-10-342.pdf [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Auricula) (from synonym Auricula [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteria) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 63477 Exterior) (from synonym Avicula Bruguière, 1792)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 63477 Pearl) (from synonym Avicula Bruguière, 1792)
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