Atrina rigida   (Lightfoot, 1786)

Stiff pen shell

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Atrina rigida

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Ostreida | Pinnidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 27 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 271)

Short description Morphology

Diagnostic features: Shell large, fan-shaped, triangular. Surface sculpture of about 15 narrow radial ribs separated any larger interspaces; ribs bearing regularly spaced, fluted spines. Large muscle scar inside shell touches border of nacreous area. Hinge area straight, representing larger side of triangular shell outline. Byssus at pointed extremity anchors penshell into seagrass bottom. Gaping shorter side of triangular shell outline oriented upward. Colour: dark olive brown; mantle colour bright golden orange. Fisheries: Commercially exploited in and around Campeche, Mexico. Consumed locally in soups, marinated, or grilled (Ref. 271).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). 2002. (Ref. 271)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.8 - 28.2, mean 27 (based on 546 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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