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Gmelin, 1791
Pinna carnea
Amber Penshell
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Ostreida
Family:
Pinnidae
ALMNH MIC-MO-B-001
Shell Information
Maximum length (mm): 288
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
North Carolina to Venezuela
Depth (m):
0.3 to 5 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Partially burried in sand or mud
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420742 on 2022-09-28
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
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