Subfamily Pteriinae Gray 1847 (pearl oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Confusionella, Dattinae, Electroma, Eopinctada, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Stefaninia, Triaxus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteriinae in the database