Pteriidae, also called the feather oysters, is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater oysters. They are pearl oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Pteriida.
Some of the species in this family are important economically as the source of saltwater pearls.
Genera Genera in the family Pteriidae include: Crenatula Lamarck, 1803 Electroma Stoliczka, 1871 Pinctada Röding, 1798 Pteria Scopoli, 1777 - winged oysters Vulsella Röding, 1798
References
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979