Common name of Pinna saccata
 
Common Name Baggy pen shell
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core
1st Modifier
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'baggy', i.e., 'hanging loosely'; 'pen', from Old French 'penne', i.e., 'quill pen'; 'shell', from Old English 'sciell', i.e., 'shell'.
 
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