Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Mollusks
└Bivalvia (Class) Bivalves
 └Ostreida (Order) Oysters and Allies
  └Pterioidea (Superfamily)
   └Pteriidae (Family) Feather Oysters
    └Pteria (Genus)
     └P. colymbus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 420735🔗
iNaturalist ID: 62589🔗

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