†Pterelectroma Iredale 1930 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative spelling: Electroma (Pterelectroma)
Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Kosnik 2002 and Lamprell and Healy 1998
Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Confusionella, Dattinae, Electroma, Eopinctada, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Stefaninia, Triaxus
Subtaxa: Electroma (Pterelectroma) physoides
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterelectroma in the database
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