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Noble Pen Shell

Mollusks

Noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis, also known as the fan mussel, is a large clam of the family Pinnidae, the pen shells, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It is among the largest bivalve mollusks in the world, its tall, wedge-shaped shell anchoring upright in seagrass beds and soft sediment by a bundle of fine threads called byssus, historically collected and woven by hand into a rare fabric known as sea silk.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Pinna rudis 2
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Pinna nobilis (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Pinna nobilis (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source SeaLifeBase: Pinna rudis
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Angola

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Malta

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Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Portugal

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Senegal

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Spain

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Pinna nobilis (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q536444 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q536444
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Pinna nobilis (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Quote, In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Pinna nobilis, known by the common names noble pen shell and fan mussel, is a large species of Mediterranean clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pinnidae, the pen shells.
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SeaLifeBase: Pinna rudis
SeaLifeBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Quote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Found on coral reefs (Ref. 104365 ).
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