Pteriidae
Overview
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Common Name: Pearl Oyster
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Shells have an irregular oval shape often with 'wing-like' projections. Some vary in the amount of spines and ornamentation. They attach themselves to the substrate and modern representatives have been used to culture pearls.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Stationary
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Epifaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
