Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

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Pinna carnea

Gmelin, 1791

Amber Pen Shell

Also known as: Amber Penshell, Sand Oyster

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Ostreida

Family

Pinnidae

Where to find it

occasional

Panama

Other species in Pinnidae

Atrina pectinata

Atrina pectinata

Comb Penshell

Pinna rudis

Pinna rudis

Rough Penshell

Pinna nobilis

Pinna nobilis

Fan Mussel

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