Superfamily Pterioidea Gray 1847 (oyster)
Synonym: Pteriacea Gray 1847 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Malleidina according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Adegoke 1977, Anelli et al. 2006, Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010, Cope 1996, Dockery 1982, Glenn 1904, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hickman 2023, Lin et al. 2007, Moneer et al. 2024, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Ride et al. 1999, Squires 1984, Temkin and Pojeta 2010, Vokes 1980 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Pinnoidea, Posidonioidea, Pterineidae, Rhombopterioidea
Subtaxa: Bakevelliidae Cassianellidae Kochiidae Malleidae Melinidae Pergamidiidae Plicatostylidae Pteriidae Vlastidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder