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Avicula Bruguière, 1792

Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)

204772  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204772)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Ostreida (Order)
  8. Pterioidea (Superfamily)
  9. Pteriidae (Family)
  10. Avicula (Genus)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Auricula [sic] · unaccepted

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  1. Subgenus Avicula (Pseudoptera) Meek, 1873 †
    1. Species Avicula (Pseudoptera) anomala (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) †
  2. Subgenus Avicula (Aviculoperna) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Aviculoperna Cossmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  3. Subgenus Avicula (Meleagrina) Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pinctada Röding, 1798
    1. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) atropurpurea Dunker, 1852 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
    2. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1890 accepted as Pinctada capensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1890) (basionym)
    3. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) concinna Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
    4. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) fimbriata Dunker, 1852 accepted as Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
    5. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) horrida Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) japonica sensu Dunker, 1879 accepted as Pinctada fucata (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > misapplication, invalid; not Dunker, 1852)
    7. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) longisquamosa Dunker, 1852 accepted as Pinctada longisquamosa (Dunker, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) magellanica Stempell, 1899 accepted as Philobrya magellanica (Stempell, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) martensii Dunker, 1880 accepted as Pinctada fucata (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) petersii Dunker, 1852 accepted as Pinctada petersii (Dunker, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) reentsii Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) reeveana Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada reeveana (Dunker, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) scheepmakeri Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    14. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) sugillata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada sugillata (Reeve, 1857)
    15. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) tristis Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    16. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) badia Dunker, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    17. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) bicolor Dunker, 1879 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    18. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) citrina Dunker, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    19. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    20. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) grisea Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    21. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) lichtensteini Dunker, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    22. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) olivacea Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    23. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) pallida Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid: junior homonym of Avicula pallida Conrad, 1837)
    24. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) prasina Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    25. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) tamsiana Dunker, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    26. Species Avicula (Meleagrina) varia Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  4. Subgenus Avicula (Monotis) Bronn, 1830 † accepted as Monotis Bronn, 1830 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Avicula (Monotis) guembeli Ammon, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Avicula (Monotis) subradiata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  5. Subgenus Avicula (Stempellia) Odhner, 1922 accepted as Philobrya J. G. Cooper, 1867 (junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Avicula (Stempellia) aequivalvis Odhner, 1922 accepted as Philobrya aequivalvis (Odhner, 1922) (basionym)
  6. Species Avicula aculeata Risso, 1826 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  7. Species Avicula aegyptiaca Pallary, 1926 accepted as Pteria savignyi (Deshayes, 1830) accepted as Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
  8. Species Avicula aerata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada fucata (A. Gould, 1850) (synonym)
  9. Species Avicula aizyensis Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Aviculoperna aizyensis (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Avicula alaperdicis Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  11. Species Avicula allaudiensis Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Gervillaria allaudiensis (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Avicula anglica T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  13. Species Avicula angustirostra Conrad, 1842 † accepted as Actinopteria boydii (Conrad, 1842) † (tentative subjective synonym)
  14. Species Avicula anomala J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 † accepted as Avicula (Pseudoptera) anomala (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Avicula anomioides Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  16. Species Avicula antiqua Münster, 1835 † accepted as Bakevellia binneyi (T. Brown, 1841) † (junior homonym of Avicula antiqua Defrance, 1816; synonym)
  17. Species Avicula aquatilis Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  18. Species Avicula arcuata Münster, 1835 † accepted as Arcavicula arcuata (Münster, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Avicula atlantica Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819)
  20. Species Avicula austeni F. A. Roemer, 1855 † accepted as Newellipecten austeni (F. A. Roemer, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Avicula barbata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley, 1856) (synonym)
  22. Species Avicula barklyi C. Moore, 1870 † accepted as Maccoyella barklyi (C. Moore, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Avicula binneyi T. Brown, 1841 † accepted as Bakevellia binneyi (T. Brown, 1841) †
  24. Species Avicula boydii Conrad, 1842 † accepted as Actinopteria boydii (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Avicula brevialata Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872) accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  26. Species Avicula brevicauda Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Pteria atlantica (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  27. Species Avicula britannica Leach, 1852 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  28. Species Avicula brunnea Pease, 1863 accepted as Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)
  29. Species Avicula calvimontana Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Aviculoperna calvimontana (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Avicula candeana A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Malleus candeanus (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) (original combination)
  31. Species Avicula castanea Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  32. Species Avicula chemnitzii R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pinctada chemnitzii (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Avicula chemungensis Conrad, 1842 † accepted as Cornellites chemungensis (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Avicula chinensis Leach, 1814 accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
  35. Species Avicula cochenhauseni Dunker, 1872 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Avicula cometula Barrande, 1881 † accepted as Molinicola cometula (Barrande, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Avicula communis Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  38. Species Avicula contorta Portlock, 1843 † accepted as Rhaetavicula contorta (Portlock, 1843) † (superseded combination)
  39. Species Avicula cooperensis Shumard, 1855 † accepted as Pernopecten cooperensis (Shumard, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Avicula cornea Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: not Dunker, 1852; Avicula jamaicensis Dunker, 1879 is a replacement name)
  41. Species Avicula cosmeta Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Aviculoperna cosmeta (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Avicula costellata Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
  43. Species Avicula cottaldina A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † accepted as Oxytoma cottaldina (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Avicula coturnix Dunker, 1879 accepted as Pteria maura (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  45. Species Avicula crocea Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
  46. Species Avicula cumingii Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  47. Species Avicula custa J. Hall, 1852 † accepted as Meleagrinella custa (J. Hall, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Avicula cypsellus Dunker, 1872 accepted as Pteria peasei (Dunker, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  49. Species Avicula damnoniensis J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Ptychopteria (Ptychopteria) damnoniensis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † represented as Ptychopteria damnoniensis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Avicula danbyi McCoy, 1851 † accepted as Palaeopecten danbyi (McCoy, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Avicula decussata Münster, 1835 † accepted as Cassianella decussata (Münster, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Avicula decussata J. Hall, 1843 † accepted as Actinopteria halleana (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Avicula decussata Münster, 1835; Avicula halleana is a replacement name)
  53. Species Avicula defrancei Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Electroma defrancei (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Avicula eberti Frech, 1891 † accepted as Leptodesma (Leptodesma) eberti (Frech, 1891) † represented as Leptodesma eberti (Frech, 1891) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Avicula echinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Pseudomonotis echinata (J. de C. Sowerby, 1821) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Avicula electrina Reeve, 1857 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
  57. Species Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851) (invalid: junior homonym of Pteria eximia de Verneuil, 1845)
  58. Species Avicula falcata Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  59. Species Avicula fibrosa Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria fibrosa (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Avicula fimbriata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (invalid: junior homonym of Avicula (Meleagrina) fimbricata Dunker, 1852)
  61. Species Avicula fischeriana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † accepted as Buchia fischeriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1845) †
  62. Species Avicula flabella Conrad, 1842 † accepted as Cornellites fasciculatus (Goldfuss, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Species Avicula flabellum Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  64. Species Avicula flammata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
  65. Species Avicula flexuosa Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  66. Species Avicula fluctuosa Dunker, 1880 accepted as Pteria maccullochi (Iredale, 1939)
  67. Species Avicula folgeni Tommasi, 1899 † accepted as Avichlamys folgeni (Tommasi, 1899) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Avicula formosa Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria formosa (Reeve, 1857)
  69. Species Avicula fragilis Defrance, 1816 † accepted as Electroma fragilis (Defrance, 1816) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Avicula fragilis J. Hall, 1843 † accepted as Pterochaenia fragilis (J. Hall, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Avicula fucata A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Pinctada fucata (A. Gould, 1850)
  72. Species Avicula fuscopurpurea E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Electroma fuscopurpurea (E. A. Smith, 1876) (original combination)
  73. Species Avicula georgiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Electroma papilionacea (Lamarck, 1819) (junior subjective synonym)
  74. Species Avicula gregata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria gregata (Reeve, 1857) (original combination)
  75. Species Avicula gryphaeata Münster, 1835 † accepted as Cassianella gryphaeata (Münster, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Avicula gryphaeoides J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 † accepted as Aucellina gryphaeoides (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) † (superseded combination)
  77. Species Avicula guadaloupensis A. d'Orbigny, 1853 † accepted as Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Avicula halleana A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Actinopteria halleana (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Avicula hermione Billings, 1862 † accepted as Myodakryotus hermione (Billings, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Avicula herouvalensis Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Electroma herouvalensis (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Avicula heteroptera Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  82. Species Avicula hians Waldschmidt, 1885 † accepted as Pterochaenia insidiosa (Barrande, 1881) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  83. Species Avicula hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Avicula hornesi Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Electroma hornesi (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Avicula hyalina Dunker, 1852 accepted as Electroma papilionacea (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Avicula imbricata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (junior secondary homonym of Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798)
  87. Species Avicula inequivalvis J. Sowerby, 1819 † accepted as Oxytoma inequivalve (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  88. Species Avicula inquinata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
  89. Species Avicula insidiosa Barrande, 1881 † accepted as Pterochaenia insidiosa (Barrande, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Avicula iridescens Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
  91. Species Avicula irradians Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  92. Species Avicula jamaicensis Dunker, 1879 accepted as Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) (dubious synonym)
  93. Species Avicula janiriformis Stoppani, 1857 † accepted as Chlamys valoniensis (Defrance, 1825) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
  94. Species Avicula janthe A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Eopecten spondyloides (F. A. Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  95. Species Avicula japonica Dunker, 1852 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  96. Species Avicula jason A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Eopecten spondyloides (F. A. Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Avicula lacunata Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada fucata (A. Gould, 1850) (synonym)
  98. Species Avicula laevis J. Hall, 1843 † accepted as Leptodesma (Leiopteria) laevis (J. Hall, 1843) † represented as Leptodesma laevis (J. Hall, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Avicula lata J. E. Gray, 1845 accepted as Pteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Avicula lentiginosa Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pinctada chemnitzii (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (synonym)
  101. Species Avicula levesquei A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Aviculoperna levesquei (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Avicula libella Reeve, 1857 accepted as Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851) (synonym)
  103. Species Avicula livida Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  104. Species Avicula longispina J. Hall, 1843 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  105. Species Avicula lotorium Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  106. Species Avicula loveni Dunker, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  107. Species Avicula luganensis Hauer, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Avicula macroptera Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  109. Species Avicula macrotis Deshayes, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Avicula maculata A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  111. Species Avicula magellanica Stempell, 1899 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  112. Species Avicula malleoides Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Avicula marmorata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Philippi, 1849)
  114. Species Avicula maura Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  115. Species Avicula microptera Deshayes, 1830 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Avicula mira Zhizhchenko, 1934 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  117. Species Avicula mira Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Avicula modiolaris J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Species Avicula modioliforme T. Brown, 1849 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  120. Species Avicula moloti Cossmann & Pissarro, 1906 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  121. Species Avicula morio Leach, 1814 (unaccepted, synonym)
  122. Species Avicula mosquensis Buch, 1844 † (unaccepted)
  123. Species Avicula muensteri Goldfuss, 1835 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  124. Species Avicula multangula H. C. Lea, 1846 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  125. Species Avicula munsteri [sic] † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  126. Species Avicula muricata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  127. Species Avicula nasuta Tate, 1886 † (unaccepted)
  128. Species Avicula nigra A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  129. Species Avicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1881 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Avicula nitida Forbes, 1846; A. verrilli is a replacement name)
  130. Species Avicula obsequens Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Avicula occa Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  132. Species Avicula ochotica Keyserling, 1848 (unaccepted)
  133. Species Avicula orbiculata J. Hall, 1843 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  134. Species Avicula papilionacea Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
  135. Species Avicula patricia Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  136. Species Avicula peasei Dunker, 1872 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  137. Species Avicula pecteniformis J. Hall, 1843 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  138. Species Avicula peregrina O. Boettger, 1875 † (unaccepted)
  139. Species Avicula perobliqua Conrad, 1842 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  140. Species Avicula peruviana Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  141. Species Avicula perviridis Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  142. Species Avicula physoides Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, original combination)
  143. Species Avicula pica A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Philippi, 1849)
  144. Species Avicula placunoides Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  145. Species Avicula pleuroptera Conrad, 1842 † (unaccepted, tentative subjective synonym)
  146. Species Avicula plicatula Dunker, 1872 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  147. Species Avicula postinterlaevigata Kuhn, 1936 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  148. Species Avicula producta Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  149. Species Avicula protexta Conrad, 1842 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  150. Species Avicula pulchella Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  151. Species Avicula punctulata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  152. Species Avicula quadrata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  153. Species Avicula quadrula Conrad, 1842 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  154. Species Avicula radiata Leach, 1814 (unaccepted, original combination)
  155. Species Avicula radiata Pease, 1863 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Avicula radiata Leach, 1814)
  156. Species Avicula radiata Deshayes, 1830 (unaccepted > junior homonym, and synonym)
  157. Species Avicula radula Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  158. Species Avicula reniformis Barrande, 1881 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  159. Species Avicula reticulata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Avicula reticulata Hisinger, 1831; Pteria broomei is a replacement name)
  160. Species Avicula rufa Dunker, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  161. Species Avicula rutila Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  162. Species Avicula rutimeyeri d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 † (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  163. Species Avicula samariensis Conrad, 1852 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  164. Species Avicula savignyi Deshayes, 1830 (unaccepted)
  165. Species Avicula scabriuscula Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  166. Species Avicula scalpta Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  167. Species Avicula semisagitta Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  168. Species Avicula serrulata Dunker, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  169. Species Avicula signata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  170. Species Avicula signata J. Hall, 1843 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  171. Species Avicula smaragdina Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  172. Species Avicula spadicea Dunker, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  173. Species Avicula spectrum Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  174. Species Avicula spinigera Conrad, 1842 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  175. Species Avicula spondyloides F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  176. Species Avicula squamulosa Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  177. Species Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  178. Species Avicula straminea Dunker, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  179. Species Avicula striatocostata Stache, 1878 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  180. Species Avicula subradiata Leymerie, 1842 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Avicula subradiata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840; Actinopteria alba is a replacement name)
  181. Species Avicula sugillata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  182. Species Avicula tarentina Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  183. Species Avicula tegulata Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, junior homonym of Avicula tegulata Goldfuss, 1836)
  184. Species Avicula tortirostris Dunker, 1849 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  185. Species Avicula transversa Deshayes, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  186. Species Avicula tricostata Vanuxem, 1842 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  187. Species Avicula trigonata Lamarck, 1819 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  188. Species Avicula trochilus Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  189. Species Avicula undata Dunker, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  190. Species Avicula venezuelensis Dunker, 1872 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  191. Species Avicula verrilli Cossmann, 1912 (unaccepted)
  192. Species Avicula versicolor Dunker, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  193. Species Avicula vexillum Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
  194. Species Avicula vidua A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  195. Species Avicula virens Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
  196. Species Avicula vitrea Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  197. Species Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895 (unaccepted, synonym)
  198. Species Avicula wateleti Deshayes, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Avicula weissenbachensis Toula, 1910 † (unaccepted, superseded rank and combination)
  200. Species Avicula wissmanni Münster, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  201. Species Avicula zebra Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted, synonym)
  202. Species Avicula acanthoptera J. Hall, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  203. Species Avicula aculeata Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  204. Species Avicula acuta Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  205. Species Avicula acuticosta Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  206. Species Avicula aequivalvis K. F. Braun, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  207. Species Avicula aesopus Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  208. Species Avicula alberti Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  209. Species Avicula alternans Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  210. Species Avicula aluco R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  211. Species Avicula anisota J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  212. Species Avicula approximata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  213. Species Avicula argentea Conrad, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  214. Species Avicula atrata Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  215. Species Avicula aviformis Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  216. Species Avicula bicarinata Dunker, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  217. Species Avicula bidorsata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  218. Species Avicula bifrons Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  219. Species Avicula bodana F. A. Roemer, 1860 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  220. Species Avicula bronnii Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  221. Species Avicula cancellata J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  222. Species Avicula cardiiformis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  223. Species Avicula carolinae Gemmellaro, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  224. Species Avicula carteroni A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  225. Species Avicula cenomanensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  226. Species Avicula chilensis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  227. Species Avicula chloris R. A. Philippi, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  228. Species Avicula circulus Shumard, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  229. Species Avicula clathrata Lycett, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  230. Species Avicula cornea Dunker, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  231. Species Avicula cornueliana A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  232. Species Avicula credneriana de Loriol, 1866 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  233. Species Avicula crispata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  234. Species Avicula cuneata Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  235. Species Avicula demissa Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  236. Species Avicula depressa Wissmann, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  237. Species Avicula dertocrassa Sacco, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  238. Species Avicula dispar Cragin, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  239. Species Avicula douvillei de Loriol, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  240. Species Avicula dubia Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  241. Species Avicula elegans Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  242. Species Avicula emacerata Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  243. Species Avicula equilatera J. Hall, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  244. Species Avicula erecta Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  245. Species Avicula exarata J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  246. Species Avicula falcata Tapparone Canefri, 1877 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid; not Lamarck, 1816)
  247. Species Avicula feldmanni (Ludwig, 1861) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  248. Species Avicula glaberrima Wissmann, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  249. Species Avicula glabra A. Gould, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  250. Species Avicula globulus Wissmann, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  251. Species Avicula gracilis Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  252. Species Avicula gruneri Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  253. Species Avicula hendersoni Etheridge, 1878 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  254. Species Avicula hybrida Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  255. Species Avicula ibergensis F. A. Roemer, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  256. Species Avicula impatiens Barrande, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  257. Species Avicula impressa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  258. Species Avicula inornata Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  259. Species Avicula interrupta A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  260. Species Avicula irrasa Reeve, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  261. Species Avicula jeffreysii Dunker, 1879 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  262. Species Avicula lanceolata J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  263. Species Avicula languedociana Frech, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  264. Species Avicula largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  265. Species Avicula laticauda R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  266. Species Avicula lepida Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  267. Species Avicula linderi Benoist, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  268. Species Avicula lineata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  269. Species Avicula manticula Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  270. Species Avicula marmorata R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  271. Species Avicula media J. Sowerby, 1812 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  272. Species Avicula mistrowitzensis G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  273. Species Avicula modiolaris Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  274. Species Avicula moutoniana A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  275. Species Avicula multilineata Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  276. Species Avicula muricata J. Hall, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  277. Species Avicula naviformis Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  278. Species Avicula neptuni Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  279. Species Avicula nigrofusca Dunker, 1872 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  280. Species Avicula nitida Forbes, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  281. Species Avicula oblonga Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  282. Species Avicula obsoleta Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  283. Species Avicula olisiponensis Sharpe, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  284. Species Avicula ornata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  285. Species Avicula ovata J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  286. Species Avicula papyracea (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  287. Species Avicula parilis Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  288. Species Avicula pattersoni Tate, 1870 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  289. Species Avicula pecteniformis Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  290. Species Avicula pica R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  291. Species Avicula planidorsata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  292. Species Avicula plicata A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  293. Species Avicula psittacus R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  294. Species Avicula pygmaea Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  295. Species Avicula rauliniana A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  296. Species Avicula rectangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  297. Species Avicula reticulata Hisinger, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  298. Species Avicula reticulata J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Avicula reticulata Hisinger, 1831)
  299. Species Avicula rudis J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  300. Species Avicula rugosa Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  301. Species Avicula saturni Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  302. Species Avicula schencki Frech, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  303. Species Avicula semicostata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  304. Species Avicula smithi Preston, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  305. Species Avicula squamosa Deshayes, 1830 (uncertain > unassessed)
  306. Species Avicula striata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  307. Species Avicula striatoplicata Hauer, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  308. Species Avicula strix R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  309. Species Avicula struckmanni de Loriol, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  310. Species Avicula subcostata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  311. Species Avicula subfalcata Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  312. Species Avicula subquadrans Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  313. Species Avicula substriata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  314. Species Avicula supracorallina Étallon, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  315. Species Avicula tegulata Goldfuss, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  316. Species Avicula tenuistriata Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  317. Species Avicula tessellata J. Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  318. Species Avicula texturata J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  319. Species Avicula transcaspica Andrusov, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  320. Species Avicula trentonensis Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  321. Species Avicula trilobata Conrad, 1842 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  322. Species Avicula tuberculata Conrad, 1838 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  323. Species Avicula turdus R. A. Philippi, 1851 (uncertain > unassessed)
  324. Species Avicula valfinensis Étallon, 1862 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  325. Species Avicula venetiana Hauer, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  326. Species Avicula vespertilio Deshayes, 1830 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  327. Species Avicula virgula Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  328. Species Avicula winteri Frech, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  329. Species Avicula zeuschneri Wissmann, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204772 on 2025-05-30
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Nomenclature

original description Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): pl. 177 [details] 

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Auricula) (from synonym Auricula [sic])
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 63477 Exterior) 
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Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)
title=" Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)">
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Malaga harhour, Spain (actual size 80 mm)
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Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Ampère seamount, 35°04'N, 12°55'W, 225-280 m, 'Seamount 1' sta. CP99 (actual size 88 mm)
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Specimen from Ampère seamount, 35°04'N, 12°55'W, 225-280 m, 'Seamount 1' sta. CP99 (actual size 88 mm)">
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Ampère seamount, 35°04'N, 12°55'W, 225-280 m, 'Seamount 1' sta. CP99 (actual size 88 mm)
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Unreviewed
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pteria hirundo
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Pteria hirundo
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Pteria hirundo
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Pteria hirundo
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