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Family: Pinnidae pen shells



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39 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 22 cm SHL
 
Atrina chautardi
[Chautard's pen shell]

Photo by Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic and th

Atrina fragilis (Pennant, 1777)

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Atrina fragilis
[]
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Atrina hystrix
[]
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Atrina inflata
[Inflated pen shell]
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Atrina kinoshitai
[]
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Atrina maura
[Maura pen shell]
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Atrina oldroydii
[Oldroyd penshell]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean and Indo-We
Max. Length 39 cm SHH
Atrina pectinata (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Atrina pectinata
[Comb pen shell]
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Atrina penna
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Atrina rigida (Lightfoot, 1786)

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Atrina rigida
[Stiff pen shell]
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Atrina saccata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 24.3 cm DL
Atrina seminuda (Lamarck, 1819)

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Atrina seminuda
[Half-naked pen shell]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 29.5 cm DL
Atrina serrata (Sowerby I, 1825)

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Atrina serrata
[Sawtooth penshell]
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Atrina teramachii
[Teramachi's pen shell]
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Atrina texta
[Woven penshell]
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Atrina tuberculosa
[Tuberculate pen shell]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm SHL
Atrina vexillum (Born, 1778)

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Atrina vexillum
[Flag pen shell]
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Atrina zelandica
[Horse mussel]
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Pinna atropurpurea
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Pinna attenuata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SHL
Pinna bicolor Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pinna bicolor
[Bicolor pen shell]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic and West
Max. Length 28.8 cm DL
Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pinna carnea
[Amber penshell]
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Pinna cellophana
[]
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Pinna deltodes
[]
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Pinna deltoes
[]
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Pinna deltoides
[]
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Pinna dolabrata
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Pinna epica
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Pinna exquisita
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Pinna incurva
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Pinna linguafelis
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm SHL
Pinna muricata Linnaeus, 1758

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Pinna muricata
[Prickly pen shell]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Endemic to the Mediterran
Max. Length 120 cm SHL
Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758

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Pinna nobilis
[Noble pen shell]
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Pinna pumata
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 56.5 cm SHL
Pinna rudis Linnaeus, 1758

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Pinna rudis
[Rough pen shell]
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Pinna rugosa
[Rugose pen shell]
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Pinna saccata
[Baggy pen shell]
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Pinna trigonium
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Pinna zebuensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atrina chautardi Chautard's pen shell Eastern Atlantic 22 SHL 1953
Atrina fragilis Northeast Atlantic and th 1777
Atrina hystrix Western Central Pacific 1858
Atrina inflata Inflated pen shell Western Central Pacific 1817
Atrina kinoshitai Northwest Pacific 1953
Atrina maura Maura pen shell Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1835
Atrina oldroydii Oldroyd penshell Eastern Pacific. 1901
Atrina pectinata Comb pen shell Mediterranean and Indo-We 39 SHH 1767
Atrina penna Northwest Pacific 1858
Atrina rigida Stiff pen shell Western Central Atlantic. 30 NG 1786
Atrina saccata Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Atrina seminuda Half-naked pen shell Western Atlantic. 24.3 DL 1819
Atrina serrata Sawtooth penshell Western Atlantic. 29.5 DL 1825
Atrina teramachii Teramachi's pen shell Northwest Pacific 1953
Atrina texta Woven penshell Eastern Pacific. 1943
Atrina tuberculosa Tuberculate pen shell Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1835
Atrina vexillum Flag pen shell Indo-Pacific 48 SHL 1778
Atrina zelandica Horse mussel Southwest Pacific 1835
Pinna atropurpurea Northwest Pacific 1825
Pinna attenuata Northwest Pacific 1858
Pinna bicolor Bicolor pen shell Indo-West Pacific 50 SHL 1791
Pinna carnea Amber penshell Western Atlantic and West 28.8 DL 1791
Pinna cellophana Northwest Pacific 1986
Pinna deltodes Eastern Indian Ocean 1843
Pinna deltoes Western Central Pacific 1843
Pinna deltoides Eastern Indian Ocean 1843
Pinna dolabrata Eastern Indian Ocean 1819
Pinna epica Western Pacific. 1894
Pinna exquisita Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Pinna incurva Indo-Pacific. 1791
Pinna linguafelis Northwest Pacific 1953
Pinna muricata Prickly pen shell Indo-Pacific 31 SHL 1758
Pinna nobilis Noble pen shell Endemic to the Mediterran 120 SHL 1758
Pinna pumata Western Central Pacific 1858
Pinna rudis Rough pen shell Eastern Central Atlantic 56.5 SHL 1758
Pinna rugosa Rugose pen shell Eastern Pacific and North 1835
Pinna saccata Baggy pen shell Indo-Pacific. 1758
Pinna trigonium Western Central Pacific 1852
Pinna zebuensis Western Central Pacific 1858



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