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Pinna muricata Linnaeus, 1758 Prickly pen shell |
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe |
Family: | Pinnidae (pen shells) | |||
Max. size: | 31 cm SHL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: from Eastern Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to southern Japan and south to New South Wales. | |||
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Biology: | Occasionally collected for food by coastal populations (Ref. 348). In various soft bottoms (silty mud, sand, sandy gravel), among rocks, in eel-grass flats or in sandy patches or coral reefs, from low tide levels to a depth of about 40 m (Ref. 348). Usually found subtidally in the soft sediments of seagrass beds where it is partially buried vertically (Ref. 102838). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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