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Pteria pellucida

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pteria pellucida

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 pellucida live?

Not recorded

Is Pteria pellucida 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 pellucida classified?

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

Synonyms Avicula pellucida

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pteria pellucida

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 pellucida?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pteria_pellucida_2026,
  title = {Pteria pellucida (Pteria pellucida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteria-pellucida},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}