Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pterioida > Superfamily Pinnoidea > Family Pinnidae > Genus Pinna

Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PinnaLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name
Pinna (Streptopinna) Martens, 1880 synonym
Streptopinna Martens, 1880 synonym

Species group names

Pinna ensiformis Monterosato, 1884 synonym
Pinna incurvata Born, 1778 synonym
Pinna nigella Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. dilatata Pallary, 1906 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. gangisa de Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. intermilla de Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. latella de Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. magus de Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis de Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. polii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 synonym
Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 synonym
Pinna squammosa Requien, 1848 synonym
Pinna squamosa Gmelin, 1791 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: midhja si pendë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bulgarian: blаgorodnа pinа; Благородна пина sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Catalan: nacre sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Corsican: gnaccara
 English: noble pen shell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Noble Pen Shell sources: english PESI focal point
 French: grande nacre; jamboneau de mer sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 German: Edle; Edle Steckmuschel; große Steckmuschel; Schinkenmuschel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Greek: Πίνα; Πίννα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: astura; cozza penna; nacchera; pinna comune; pinna nobile sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: kilnioji pina sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: leščur; veliki leščur sources: Davorin Tome;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: nácar; nacra común sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: delici midye sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Пинна шляхетна

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.

additional source

Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

additional source

Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (358 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (40 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140780

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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