Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Avicula sterna
Synonyms: Avicula eximia Reeve 1857, Avicula libella Reeve 1857, Avicula peruviana Reeve 1857, Avicula vivesi Rochebrune 1895, Pteria beiliana Olsson 1961, Pteria rositae Hertlein 1928
Belongs to Pteria according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Loel and Corey 1932 and Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Pteria (Margaritifera), Pteria argentea, Pteria berryi, Pteria bisincilis, Pteria cabrai, Pteria carixensis, Pteria cassiana, Pteria clarki, Pteria colymbus, Pteria datongensis, Pteria dianensis, Pteria elegans, Pteria fragilis, Pteria guizhouensis, Pteria hechuanensis, Pteria hertleini, Pteria hirundo, Pteria howei, Pteria infelix, Pteria inornata, Pteria interrupta, Pteria jordani, Pteria kitakamiensis, Pteria kitsoni, Pteria laksel, Pteria lata, Pteria limula, Pteria mazatlanica, Pteria murchisoni, Pteria nasuta, Pteria notukeuensis, Pteria papyracea, Pteria pellucida, Pteria penguin, Pteria peregrina, Pteria plana, Pteria raricosta, Pteria rugosa, Pteria sanqiaoensis, Pteria spedeni, Pteria sturi, Pteria ussurica, Pteria yonganensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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