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†Pteria raricosta Reuss 1854 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Avicula raricosta

Belongs to Pteria according to E. Dartevelle and S. Freneix 1957

Sister taxa: Pteria (Margaritifera), Pteria argentea, Pteria aspera, 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 rugosa, Pteria sanqiaoensis, Pteria spedeni, Pteria sterna, Pteria sturi, Pteria ussurica, Pteria yonganensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteria raricosta in the database

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