Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Mytilus hirundo

Belongs to Pteria according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Pteria argentea, Pteria bisincilis, Pteria colymbus, Pteria dianensis, Pteria hechuanensis, 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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder