The Pinnidae Family includes 58 species comprising 3 genus (Atrina (30 species), Pinna (27), Streptopinna (1))

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : Bivalvia 
  Subclass    : Pteriomorphia 
   Order       : Ostreida 
    Superfamily : Pinnoidea 
     Family      : Pinnidae

Common name : flag penshell

Aspect : fairly large and triangular, fragile shell

Feeding : filtration of microorganisms in suspension

Environment : warm seas, shallow

Atrina vexillum (Born, 1778)

Total collection for Pinnidae : 1 species (2 shells in total)

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