Taxobox name Pteriidae image Pinctada margaritifera.jpg image width 240px image caption A live individual of Pinctada margaritifera regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusk Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae familia authority Gray, 1847 subdivision ranks Genera subdivision See text Pteriidae is a family biology family of medium sized to large saltwater clams. They are pearl oysters, Marine ocean marine bivalve mollusk s in the order Pterioida . ref WRMS species 1775 Pteriidae Gray, 1847 9 July 2010 ref Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearl s. Genera Genera in the family Pteriidae include Crenatula small Lamarck, 1803 small Electroma small Stoliczka, 1871 small Isognomon small Lightfoot, 1786 small Pinctada small R ding, 1798 small Pteria genus Pteria small Scopoli, 1777 small winged oysters Vulsella small R ding, 1798 small References ref list ITIS id 79590 taxon Pteriidae Arthur William Baden Powell Powell A. W. B. , New Zealand Mollusca , HarperCollins William Collins Publishers Ltd , Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0 00 216906 1 Category Pteriidae de Fl gelmuscheln fa fr Pteriidae la Pteriidae ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Pteri colymbus regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Pteria genus Pteria species P. colymbus binomial Pteria colymbus binomial authority Roding, 1798 Pteria colymbus , or the Atlantic winged oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family biology family Pteriidae . It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Bermuda and Brazil . ref Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 22. ref References reflist Category Pteriidae bivalve stub la Pteria colymbus ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Pteria image Pteria penguin 01 by Line1.JPG image caption Pteria penguin fossil range fossil range Triassic Recent regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Pteria genus authority Scopoli, 1777 Pteria is a genus of mollusc s in the family Pteriidae . ref Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 22. ref The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing oysters or winged oysters . Selected species Pteria colymbus small Roding, 1798 small &mdash Atlantic wing oyster Pteria hirundo small Linnaeus, 1758 small Pteria longisquamosa small Dunker, 1852 small Pteria sterna small Gould, 1851 small &mdash Pacific wing oyster Pteria vitrea small Reeve, 1857 small References reflist Category Pteriidae bivalve stub pl Pteria ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2012 italictitle Taxobox regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Pinctada species P. maxima binomial Pinctada maxima binomial authority Jameson, 1901 Pinctada maxima is a species of pearl oyster , a marine ocean marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae , the pearl oysters. There are two different color varieties the White lipped oyster and the Gold lipped oyster. These bivalves are the largest pearl oysters in the world. They have a very strong inner shell layer composed of nacre , also known as mother of pearl . They are important in the cultured pearl industry as they are used to produce South Sea pearls. Distribution This species occurs in Australia , Fiji , Tahiti and the Philippines . Description Pinctada maxima oysters grow very large, up to 12 inches in diameter. The two color varieties have different coloration in the outer edge of the interior. This mother of pearl or nacre is responsible for the color of the pearls that the oyster can produce. Water temperature, plankton and sediments determine which color variety is more common in a given area. Pearl farming Pinctada maxima is the only species that produces South Sea pearls. Currently south sea pearls are cultured primarily in Australia and Tahiti. Because these pearl oysters are so large, a much larger nucleus than usual can be used in culturing. References reflist commercial molluscs Category Pteriidae Category Animals described in 1901 vi Trai ng c m i v ng ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Isognomon image Tide pool shells in Kona.jpg image caption Live Isognomon sp. under a rock in Kona District, Hawaii regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusk Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Isognomon genus authority Lightfoot, 1786 subdivision ranks species subdivision See text. Isognomon is a genus of marine ocean marine bivalve mollusk s which are related to the pearl oyster s. ref WRMS species 138091 Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786 12 March 2011 ref This genus was formerly placed in the family Isognomonidae, however molecular phylogeny studies have shown that these tree oysters belong in the family Pteriidae . ref Temkin, I. 2010 Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea , BMC Evolutionary Biology 10 342 ref Some of the species in the genus are known as tree oysters because they are edible, and grow on mangrove roots. http 64.233.183.104 search?q cache VU6vzxPrLtYJ www.papuaweb.org dlib tema kamoro muller sda 12.rtf 22tree oyster 22 mangrove&hl en&ct clnk&cd 11 Image Tide pool shells in Kona 2.jpg thumb left clearleft Species Isognomon alatus Gmelin, 1791 &mdash Flat tree oyster Isognomon albisoror Iredale, 1939 Isognomon australica Reeve, 1858 Isognomon bicolor C.B. Adams, 1845 Isognomon californicum Conrad, 1837 Isognomon dunkeri P. Fischer, 1881 Isognomon ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Isognomon incisum Conrad, 1837 Isognomon isognomum Linnaeus, 1758 Isognomon janus Carpenter, 1857 Isognomon legumen Gmelin, 1791 Isognomon nucleus Lamarck, 1819 Isognomon perna Linnaeus, 1767 Isognomon radiatus Anton, 1838 &mdash Lister s tree oyster Isognomon recognitus Mabille, 1895 Isognomon vulselloides Macsotay & Campos, 2001 References ref list Category Pteriidae Bivalve stub fr Isognomon ... more details
Taxobox name Pterioida image Pinna Nobilis.jpg image width 240px image caption A live individual of Pinna nobilis in the Pinnidae regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia subclassis Pteriomorphia ordo Pterioida subdivision ranks Families biology Families subdivision See text Pterioida is a sub order biology order of large and medium sized saltwater clams, Marine ocean marine bivalve mollusk s. It includes five families, among them the Pteriidae pearl oysters and winged oysters . ref WRMS species 212 Pterioida Newell, 1965 9 July 2010 ref 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. ref Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. 2010 Classification of Bivalve families . Pp. 113 133, in Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. 2010 , Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52 2 1 184 ref Superfamily Pinnoidea Family Pinnidae Superfamily Posidonioidea small Neumayr, 1891 small Family Posidoniidae small Neumayr, 1891 small Devonian to Cretaceous Family Aulacomyellidae small Ichikawa, 1958 small Family Daonellidae small Neumayr, 1891 small Family Halobiidae small Kittl, 1912 small Devonian to Triassic Superfamily Pterioidea Family Bakevelliidae Triassic to Eocene Family Cassianellidae Middle to Late Triassic Family Kochiidae Family Malleidae Family Pergamidiidae Triassic to Cretaceous Family Plicatostylidae Jurassic Family Pteriidae Family Pulvinitidae Family Ramonalinidae early Middle Triassic Family Vlastidae Ordivician to Silurian Superfamily Rhombopterioidea small Korobkov in Eberzin, 1960 small Family Rhombopteriidae small Korobkov in Eberzin, 1960 small Silurian to Devonian Family Umburridae small P. A. Johnston, 1991 small Silurian References reflist Category Bivalves de Pterioida es Pterioida fr Pterioida la Pterioida hu Pterioida nl Pterioida sr Pterioida ... more details
italic title Context date May 2009 Taxobox name Shark Bay pearl oyster image image size regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Pinctada species P. albina binomial Pinctada albina binomial authority Jean Baptiste Lamarck Lamarck , 1819 Pinctada albina is a species of Pearl oyster , known as the sharks bay shell . Another common name is the Arafura shell . It is called the Amami gai in Japan. Pinctada Pinctada albina belongs to the genus, Pinctada . These are saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pinctada in the family Pteriidae. They have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as mother of pearl . Pearl oysters are not closely related to the edible oysters of family Ostreidae, and they are also not closely related to the freshwater pearl mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae . Like other members of the genus, Pinctada, they share the physiological properties that can lead to the production of large pearl s of commercial value, and therefore attempts have been made to harvest pearls commercially from many different Pinctada species. Characteristics The species is small, only three to four inches in diameter. The shells are either grayish or greenish yellow and surrounded by a few indistinct brownish green radial bands. Nacre is tinted yellowish green, with a slight border of pale yellow, and has brown markings. Habitat Distribution Although the population stretches along the northern coast up the Great Barrier Reef, P. albina is predominately found in Shark Bay, Western Australia. P. Albina strives in relatively shallow waters, which contributed to it being the first Australian pearl oyster discovered. When white adventurers first recruited Aboriginals to collect pearl oysters, they found P albina, as it was accessible from wading or swimming offshore. The distribution of P. albina reaches Northern Australia, from Indonesia through the Philippines and up to Micronesia. ... more details
taxobox regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Pterioida familia Pteriidae genus Pinctada species P. radiata binomial Pinctada radiata binomial authority Leach, 1814 synonyms Avicula radiata small Leach, 1814 small Meleagrina conomenosi small Monterosato, 1884 small Meleagrina savignyi small Monterosato, 1884 small Avicula albina var. vaillanti small Vassel, 1897 small synonyms ref ref name DAISIE Pinctada radiata , commonly known as the Atlantic pearl oyster ref name msip cite web title Atlantic pearl oyster Pinctada radiata url http species identification.org species.php?species group caribbean diving guide&id 417 work Marine Species Identification Portal publisher ETI BioInformatics accessdate 14 September 2010 ref or the Gulf pearl oyster ref name DAISIE cite web title Pinctada radiata url http www.europe aliens.org pdf Pinctada radiata.pdf publisher Delivering Alien Invasive Species In Europe accessdate 14 September 2010 ref is a species of pearl oyster distributed throughout the Indo Pacific . ref name ciesm cite web title Pinctada radiata url http www.ciesm.org atlas Pinctadaradiata.html publisher Mediterranean Science Commission accessdate 12 September 2010 ref Its range extends as far north as Japan and as far south as the Australian state of Victoria Australia Victoria . ref name acta P. radiata is generally between convert 50 and 65 mm in length, though it can reach convert 106 mm . The shell is, thin, compressed, and square like, ref name sealife with growth ring s and ribs on the top surface. ref name msip Its colouration varies, though it usually displays a brown or red exterior with a pearly interior and a light brown edge. ref name ciesm More rarely, the shell may display a green or bronze exterior. Darker brown or red rays may mark the shell ... Vedrana Nerlovi title On the occurrence of Pinctada radiata Mollusca Bivalvia Pteriidae , an alien ... Category Pteriidae ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Margarita image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Vetigastropoda superfamilia Trochoidea superfamily Trochoidea familia Turbinidae subfamilia genus Margarita genus authority Leach, 1814 No gastropod genus ref synonyms ref synonyms Margarita is a genus of sea snail s, marine ocean marine gastropod mollusk s in the family biology family Turbinidae , the top snails. ref name WoRMS WRMS species 138592 Margarita Leach, 1814 12 March 2011 ref The name of this genus has become invalid as junior homonym of Margarita Leach, 1814 Bivalvia, Pteriidae , a synonym of Pinctada R ding, 1798. The accepted name is Margarites Gray, 1847 Species Species within the genus Margarita include Margarita subantarctica Strebel, 1908 ref WRMS species 197260 Margarita subantarctica Strebel, 1908 1 May 2010 ref Species brought into synonymy Margarita actinophora Dall, 1890 synonym of Calliotropis actinophora Dall, 1890 Margarita angulata A. Adams, 1853 synonym of Peasiella tantilla Gould, 1849 Margarita expansa G.B. Sowerby I, 1838 synonym of Photinula expansa G.B. Sowerby I, 1838 Margarita imperialis Dall, 1881 synonym of Lischkeia imperialis Dall, 1881 Margarita infundibulum synonym of Calliotropis infundibulum Watson, 1879 Margarita lissocona Dall, 1881 synonym of Calliotropis lissocona Dall, 1881 Margarita regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880 synonym of Calliotropis regalis Verrill & Smith, 1880 Margarita undulata G.B. Sowerby I, 1838 synonym of Margarites undulata G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838 References reflist External links Category Turbinidae Category Gastropod genera with single species Turbinidae stub vi Margarita gastropod ... more details
ocean marine pearl oyster s in the Family biology family Pteriidae . Freshwater pearls grow within ... from China. Saltwater pearls grow within pearl oysters, family Pteriidae , which live in oceans. Saltwater ... more details
imbricada Pteriidae , C. Pinna carnea Pinnidae . File Spondylus sp.jpg thumb 350px Moluscos del Estado ... Linneo, 1758 ref name Bitter y Mart nez 2001 Pteriidae marine Pinctada imbricata R iding, 1798 ref name ... more details
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