Pteriidae is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater clams. They are pearl oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Pterioida.

Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls.

Genera in the family Pteriidae

• Achipteriidae Thor, 1929
• Austrachipteriidae Luxton, 1985
• Pinctada Röding, 1798
• Pteria Scopoli, 1777 - winged oysters

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

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