How deep does the Ocarina Wing Shell live?

The Ocarina Wing Shell (Pteria heteroptera) is typically found at 0–60 m.

Ocarina Wing Shell

Pteria heteroptera

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–60 m

A winged pearl oyster that anchors itself by fine threads to a sea fan, it lives from the intertidal down to about 60 metres. Riding the gorgonian Hicksoniella, it filters plankton from the same currents that feed its host.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Pteriidae › Pteria

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 595844.

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How deep does the Ocarina Wing Shell live?: The Ocarina Wing Shell (Pteria heteroptera) is typically found at 0–60 m.