†subfamily Dattinae Healey 1908 (pearl oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative spelling: Dattidae
Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Confusionella, Electroma, Eopinctada, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Stefaninia, Triaxus
Subtaxa: Datta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dattinae in the database