†Pteria argentea Conrad 1848 (pearl oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Avicula argentea
Belongs to Pteria according to D. T. Dockery 1982
Sister taxa: Pteria bisincilis, Pteria colymbus, Pteria dianensis, Pteria hechuanensis, Pteria hirundo, Pteria infelix, Pteria inornata, Pteria lata, Pteria limula, Pteria murchisoni, Pteria nasuta, Pteria notukeuensis, Pteria pellucida, Pteria penguin, Pteria peregrina, Pteria plana, Pteria richardsoni, Pteria spedeni, Pteria squamifera, Pteria ussurica, Pteria yonganensis
Type specimen: ANSP 30644, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder