Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Pinctada colymbus

Belongs to Pteria according to G. Rosenberg 2005

Sister taxa: Pteria argentea, Pteria bisincilis, 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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder