Alternative spelling: Pteriida
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1965. Classification of the Bivalvia. American Museum Novitates 2206:1-25
Parent taxon: Pterioida according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Adegoke 1977, Anelli et al. 2006, Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Dockery 1982, Grant-Mackie 1978, Hickman 2023, Newell 1965, Pojeta 1966, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Stilwell et al. 2004, Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Amuropecten, Annulinectes, Arzelella, Bakevellidae, Barehamia, Canadotis, Capedopecten, Cleidochondrella, Colpentolium, Cornutoentolium, Costentolium, Cussetostrea, Echinopecten, Entomonotis, Euthymipecten, Fibrosopecten, Freneixita, Freneixostrea, Fylgia, Gervilleiogoma, Gervilletia, Gondwanella, Grabella, Gryphaeligmus, Ignara, Indonectes, Intodesma, Jeletzkiella, Kabyaipecten, Kobayshites, Konbostrea, Lamellotacea, Lentilla, Lithioperna, Loemmelella, Lywcea, Minervapecten, Moussonella, Mysidoptera, Neitheops, Neoentolium, Notochlamy, Novaculaperma, Opiotoptera, Pacimonotis, Periclaria, Pichlerella, Pinnina, Platygena, Pomiropecten, Praeaucellina, Praebuchia, Praesondylopecten, Proostrea, Prospondylidea, Pseudogyra, Pseudovola, Pterinoactinodesma, Pterioidina, Raricardium, Rhyssomytiloides, Scythemtolium, Soleniscostrea, Sorngyaceramus, Spia, Stappyersella, Tarturia, Titaonpecten, Trematiconcha, Unica, Uralopteria, Vertinomia, Xenium
Subtaxa: Cercomyoidea Dimyacea
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder