Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Atlantic Wing-Oyster
Pteria colymbus
Atlantic Wing-Oyster
Category: Feather Oysters
Scientific Name: Pteria colymbus
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Bivalvia (Class)
 └Ostreida (Order)
  └Pteriidae (Family)
   └Pteria (Genus)

Bivalves & Chitons
Feather Oysters

Atlantic Wing-Oyster



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