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Common Wing Oyster
Pteria penguin
Location: Coral Sea, Australia
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Common Wing Oyster
Also known as:
Penguin's Wing Oyster
Category:
Feather Oysters
Scientific Name:
Pteria penguin
Size:
Up to 10 in. (25 cm)
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific, Australia, Fiji
Mollusca
(Phylum)
└Bivalvia
(Class)
└Ostreida
(Order)
└Pteriidae
(Family)
└Pteria
(Genus)
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