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Pteria chipolana

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Pteria chipolana is a species in the family Pteriidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about Pteria chipolana

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 Pteria chipolana live?

Not recorded

Is Pteria chipolana 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 Pteria chipolana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria chipolana Dall, 1898

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pteria chipolana

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 Pteria chipolana?

Pteria chipolana (Pteria chipolana) belongs to the family Pteriidae in the order Ostreida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pteria chipolana (Pteria chipolana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-chipolana

MLA

“Pteria chipolana (Pteria chipolana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-chipolana.

BibTeX
@misc{pteria_chipolana_2026,
  title = {Pteria chipolana (Pteria chipolana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-chipolana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}