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, Cope 1996, Dockery 1982, Grant-Mackie 1978, Hickman 2023, Moneer et al. 2024, Newell 1965, Pojeta 1966, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Stilwell et al. 2004, Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Amuropecten, Annulinectes, Anthracoptera polita, 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