Pteria

See also: pteria

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin pteria, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)

Proper noun

Pteria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – the winged oysters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pterioida - order; Pteriidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus):  - Atlantic wing-oyster, , ,  - Pacific wing-oyster,  - selected species. For more see World Registry of Marine Species

Further reading

• Pteria (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons