The Pteriida are an order of large and medium-sized marinebivalvemollusks. It includes five families, among them the Pteriidae (pearl oysters and winged oysters).[1]
2010 taxonomy
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the suborder Pteriida.[2]