Pteriida
| Pteriida | |
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| A live individual of Pinna nobilis in the Pinnidae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
| Order: | Pteriida Newell, 1965 |
| Families | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pterioida | |
The Pteriida are an order of large and medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks. It includes five families, among them the Pteriidae (pearl oysters and winged oysters).