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Broad wing oyster

Pteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The broad wing oyster (Pteria lata) is a species in the family Pteriidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the broad wing oyster

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad wing oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the broad wing oyster endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad wing oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845)

Synonyms Austropteria saltata, Avicula lata, Avicula serrulata

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Ostrica ala di pinguino australianaItalian
  • 寬鶯蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad wing oyster

Other species in the same genus Pteria.

Wing shell

Pteria hirundo

PteriidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broad wing oyster?

The broad wing oyster (Pteria lata) belongs to the family Pteriidae in the order Ostreida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad wing oyster (Pteria lata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-wing-oyster

MLA

“Broad wing oyster (Pteria lata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-wing-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_wing_oyster_2026,
  title = {Broad wing oyster (Pteria lata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-wing-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}