Pteria (bivalve)

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Triassic|Recent}}

| image = Pteria penguin 01 by Line1.JPG

| image_caption = Pteria penguin

| taxon = Pteria

| authority = Scopoli, 1777

| synonyms =

{{Genus list

| Austropteria | Iredale, 1939

| Avicula | Bruguière, 1792

| Electroma | (Pterelectroma) Iredale, 1939

| Magnavicula | Iredale, 1939

| Phelopteria | Stephenson, 1953

}}

| synonyms_ref = {{cite WoRMS |author=Bouchet, Philippe |year=2013 |title=Pteria |id=138397 |accessdate=19 September 2022}}

}}

File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.318311 - Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) - Pteriidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.318252 - Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857) - Pteriidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

Pteria is a genus of molluscs in the family Pteriidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 22. The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing-oysters or winged oysters.