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Zebra Wingshell

Pterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The zebra wingshell (Pterelectroma physoides) is a species in the family Pteriidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the zebra wingshell

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 zebra wingshell live?

Not recorded

Is the zebra wingshell 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 zebra wingshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPteriidae
  6. genusPterelectroma
  7. SpeciesPterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Avicula physoides, Avicula zebra, Electroma physoides, Electroma zebra, Pterelectoma zebra, Pterelectroma zebra, Pteria physoides, Pteria tomlini, Pteria zebra, Ptoria zebra

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Ostrica alata zebrataItalian
  • 줄무늬진주조개Korean
  • Ostrica ala di pinguino zebrataItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra wingshell

Other species in the same family Pteriidae.

Wing shell

Pteria hirundo

PteriidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the zebra wingshell?

The zebra wingshell (Pterelectroma physoides) belongs to the family Pteriidae in the order Ostreida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Zebra Wingshell (Pterelectroma physoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-wingshell

MLA

“Zebra Wingshell (Pterelectroma physoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-wingshell.

BibTeX
@misc{zebra_wingshell_2026,
  title = {Zebra Wingshell (Pterelectroma physoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-wingshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}