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As Joseph Rosewater [1] commented in 1961: "“The Pinnidae have considerable economic importance in many parts of the world. They produce pearls of moderate value. In the Mediterranean area, material made from the holdfast or byssus of Pinna nobilis Linné has been utilized in the manufacture of clothing for many centuries: gloves, shawls, stockings and cloaks.
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. [2] It reaches up to 120 cm (4 ft) of shell length. [3] It produces a rare manganese-containing porphyrin protein known as pinnaglobin. [4]
The rigid pen shell can be found in coastal western Atlantic waters, ranging from southern Florida across the Caribbean and the West Indies to Brazil and the southern part of India. It is a benthic shallow water species and is typically found in soft-bottom silty habitats, with its narrow anterior end ( umbo ) burrowed down and attached to ...
Pinna noblis shell & byssus. Shell. These pen shells can reach a length of about 80–90 cm (31–35 in). They are characterized by thin, elongated, wedge-shaped, and almost triangular shells with long, toothless edges.
Pinna bicolor, also known as razorfish, razor clam, or pen shell, is a species of large saltwater clam in the family Pinnidae. It is commonly found in shallow waters up to 50 m (160 ft) deep. It can be found embedded in firm muddy intertidal sediments, seagrass beds, and reef flats along continental and island shores.
The amber pen shell can be found in coastal western Atlantic waters, ranging from southern Florida across the Caribbean and the West Indies to Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]The amber pen shell is benthic and usually occurs in medium to coarse sand or mixed substrata (sand, gravel, rocks), in fine calcareous sandy mud of eelgrass (e.g. Zostera spp.), in sandy substrata of turtle grass (e.g. Thalassia ...
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The specific locations of pen shell in Korean waters are the south seashore of Yeojaman, the west seashore of Boryeong and the Taean. [5] In Japan, large numbers of A. pectinata were traditionally found off the southwestern coast, with commercial activity centered around Kyushu Island. [2]