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Pteria dendronephthya

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about Pteria dendronephthya

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 dendronephthya live?

Not recorded

Is Pteria dendronephthya 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 dendronephthya classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria dendronephthya T. Habe, 1960

Synonyms Pteria dendronephthya

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • トゲトサカノウグイスJapanese
  • 迷你鶯蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pteria dendronephthya

Other species in the same genus Pteria.

Wing shell

Pteria hirundo

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pteria dendronephthya?

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pteria_dendronephthya_2026,
  title = {Pteria dendronephthya (Pteria dendronephthya)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-dendronephthya},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}