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Penguin's wing

Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The penguin's wing (Pteria penguin) is a species in the family Pteriidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the penguin's wing

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 penguin's wing live?

Not recorded

Is the penguin's wing 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 penguin's wing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria penguin (Röding, 1798)

Synonyms Austropteria perscitula, Avicula lotorium, Avicula macroptera, Avicula radiata, Avicula semisagitta, Avicula vespertilio, Magnavicula bennetti, Pinctada penguin, Pteria macroptera, Pteria semisagitta

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Common wing oysterEnglish
  • Penguin wing-oysterEnglish
  • Penguin's wing oysterEnglish
  • kýtovka velkokřídláCzech
  • Pinguin-FlügelmuschelGerman
  • Avicule épaisseFrench
  • Ostrica ala di pinguinoItalian
  • マベJapanese
  • Птерия-пингвинRussian
  • perlovka krídlatáSlovak
  • 企鵝鶯蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the penguin's wing

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 penguin's wing?

The penguin's wing (Pteria penguin) 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). Penguin's wing (Pteria penguin). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/penguins-wing

MLA

“Penguin's wing (Pteria penguin).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/penguins-wing.

BibTeX
@misc{penguins_wing_2026,
  title = {Penguin's wing (Pteria penguin)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/penguins-wing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}