Kingdom Animalia Subclass Pteriomorphia Higher classification Pteriomorphia | Phylum Mollusca Scientific name Pterioida Rank Order | |
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Lower classifications Pinctada, Pinnidae, Isognomon, Malleidae | ||
The Pterioida are a order of large and medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks. It includes five families, among them the Pteriidae (pearl oysters and winged oysters).
2010 taxonomy
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the suborder Pterioida.
References
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