Pteria aegyptiaca Egyptian Wing Oyster

Pteria aegyptiaca is commonly referred to as Egyptian Wing Oyster. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Sylvain Le Bris, Frankreich

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lexID:: 3716
AphiaID:: 208444

Scientific:: Pteria aegyptiaca
German:: Ägyptische Flügelauster, Rotmeer-Flügelauster
English:: Egyptian Wing Oyster

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Ostreida (Order) > Pteriidae (Family) > Pteria (Genus) > aegyptiaca (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dillwyn, ), 1817

Occurrence:: Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Jordan, Mozambique, Red Sea
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 22 Meter
Habitats:: On living corals, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils
Size:: 3.94" - 5.51" (10cm - 14,8cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pteria admirabilis
Pteria aegyptiaca
Ägyptische Flügelauster, Rotmeer-Flügelauster
Pteria avicular
Pteria bernhardi
Pteria broomei
Pteria brunnea
Pteria bulliformis
Pteria colymbus
Atlantische Flügelmuschel
Pteria cooki
Pteria dendronephthya
Pteria fibrosa
Pteria formosa
Pteria gregata
Pteria heteroptera
Pteria hirundo
Europäische Flügelauster
Pteria howensis
Pteria lata
Pteria levitata
Pteria maccullochi
Pteria maura
Pteria peasei
Pteria penguin
Pinguin Flügelauster
Pteria saltata
Pteria spectrum
Pteria sterna
Pteria straminea
Pteria tortirostris
Pteria venezuelensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-05-17 17:46:56
Last edit:: 2026-03-21 10:13:26

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Pteria aegyptiaca Dillwyn, 1817

Red Sea winged oysters (Pteria aegyptiaca). These bivalve molluscs are members of the pearly oyster family. They are endemic to the Red Sea, where they are found living in groups on rocks, corals and sea fans from depths of 2 metres.

Synonymised names
Avicula aegyptiaca Pallary, 1926 · unaccepted
Avicula savignyi Deshayes, 1830 · unaccepted
Mytilus hirundo var. aegyptiaca Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Pteria savignyi (Deshayes, 1830) · unaccepted

External links

The Effect of Pollution on Scope for Growth in the Pearl Oyster, Pteria aegyptiaca, in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan (en). Abgerufen am 21.03.2026.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 09.02.2026.

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