Bivalvia - Ostreida

Parent taxon: Pterioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Bakevelliidae, Cassianellidae, Kochiidae, Malleidae, Pergamidiidae, Plicatostylidae, Vlastidae, Melinidae, Lunulicardiidae, Vulsellidae

Subtaxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Avicula, Dattinae, Electroma, Eopinctada, Limopteria, Maccoyella, Magnavicula, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinella, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Triaxus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder