Biology:Pinna attenuata

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Pinna attenuata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pteriida
Family: Pinnidae
Genus: Pinna
Species:
P. attenuata
Binomial name
Pinna attenuata
Reeve, 1858
Synonyms
  • Pinna (Cyrtopinna) attenuata Reeve 1858ยท accepted, alternative representation
  • Pinna stutchburii Reeve 1859

Pinna attenuata is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pinnidae.[1][2] It has an elongate, triangular shell shape, is radially wrinkled anteriorly, radially ribbed posteriorly, and is usually unscaled. It is yellow-olive in colour when alive.[3]

The species has been found in waters off the coast of Japan, Tanzania, and in Malesia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14107365 entry