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Pteria mucronata

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pteria mucronata

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 mucronata live?

Not recorded

Is Pteria mucronata 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 mucronata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPteria
  7. SpeciesPteria mucronata (Gabb, 1864)

Synonyms Avicula mucronata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pteria mucronata

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 mucronata?

Pteria mucronata (Pteria mucronata) 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). Pteria mucronata (Pteria mucronata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-mucronata

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pteria_mucronata_2026,
  title = {Pteria mucronata (Pteria mucronata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-mucronata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}